Normandy - Neman

A certain number of French fighter pilots who will not accept the Second Armistice at Compiègne nor Vichy's orders decide to join the USSR. Once they have reached Moscow they resume training and form a squadron they call "Normandie". Reinforced in 1944, the squadron wins many victories. Following the acts of valor displayed by its pilots during the Battle of the Nieman River, it becomes the "Normandie-Niemen" squadron for the rest of times...

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Release date

24 Feb 1960

Runtime

2 h

• TMDB 5.2

Genres

• Drama
• War

Director

Jean DrévilleDamir Vyatich-Berezhnykh

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Countries

• FR
• SU

Cast

Pierre Trabaudas Le lieutenant ChardonGiani Espositoas LemaîtreGBGérard Buhras Le capitaine de LironVladimir Gusevas Le lieutenant ZykovNikolai Rybnikovas Le capitaine TarasenkoGennadiy Yukhtinas TekhnikYuri Medvedevas Le sergent IvanovGeorges Rivièreas Le lieutenant BenoîtMarc Cassotas Le commandant MarcellinVitali Doroninas Le général Komarov

Writers

Elsa TrioletCharles SpaakKonstantin Simonov

Composer

José PadillaRodion Shchedrin

Cinematography

Jacques Natteau

Studios

FLFranco London FilmsLFLes Films AlkamMosfilm

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