Wings (1966)

★ 6.8/10 85 min Drama Soviet Union Russian

Director: Larisa Shepitko

Writers: Natalya Ryazantseva, Valentin Ezhov
Script Editor: Nikolay Atarov
Script Consultant: Evgeniy Stepanov

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Description

Former fighter pilot turned provincial schoolmistress Nadezhda Petrovna struggles to adapt to peacetime, having internalised military ideals of service and obedience.

Top Cast

Maya Bulgakova Nadezhda Petrukhina

Zhanna Bolotova Tanya Petrukhina

Pantelejmon Krymov Pavel Gavrilovich

Leonid Dyachkov Mitya Grachov

Vladimir Gorelov Igor, Tanya's husband

Yuri Medvedev Boris Grigoriyevich

Nikolay Grabbe Konstantin Mikhaylovich Shuvalov

Zhanna Aleksandrova Zina Yermolayeva

Wings Appears on 2 Curated Movie Lists

Canon Institutions

Sight And Sounds 100 Overlooked Films Directed by Women

Sight & Sound #76

Filmmaker Curation

Alfonso Cuarón's Favorite Movies

Various #19