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. The film is a Soviet-era wartime film depicting the air defence of Moscow in 1941.

Plot

In September 1941, Lt. Ilya Streltsov (Pyotr Aleynikov), says goodbye to his parents, Streltsov's father (Nikolai Shamin) and mother (Aleksandra Salnikova). After graduating from a flying school, Streltsov goes to the air regiment consisting of fighter pilots that defend Moscow, the capital of the Soviet Union. The air regiment is under the command of Lt. Col. Balashev (

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). Streltsov's love is Zoya Vladimirovna (Nina Mazaeva) who serves as a combat medic in the same unit. He thinks that she is more interested in decorated aces than in a rookie. Capt. Goncharov (

Pyotr Sobolevsky Pyotr Stanislavovich Sobolevsky (russian: Пётр Станиславович Соболевский; 22 May 1904 – 26 June 1977) was a Soviet actor. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1926 and 1973. Biography Sobolevsky was born on 22 ...

), Sr. Lt. Cherbina ( Ivan Kuznetsov) and Sr. Lt. Solovyov (Evgeniy Nemchenko) have already become heroes. Soon Streltsov proves to be a skilled and brave pilot, and he is convinced that Zoya still loves him.

Cast

* Pyotr Aleynikov as Lt. Ilya Streltsov *

as Lt. Col. Balashev * Ivan Kuznetsov as 1st Lt. Cherbina * Nina Mazaeva as Zoya Vladimirovna * Nikolai Shamin as Ivan Ilich Streltsov * Aleksandra Salnikova as Streltsov's Mother *

as Capt. Goncharov * Evgeniy Nemchenko as Sr. Lt. Solovyov * Evgeniy Grigorev * Fyodor Ivanov as Pilot (uncredited)

Production

The aircraft used in ''Nebo Moskvy'' are: *

Polikarpov I-153 The Polikarpov I-153 ''Chaika'' (Russian ''Чайка'', "Seagull") was a late 1930s Soviet biplane fighter. Developed as an advanced version of the I-15 with a retractable undercarriage, the I-153 fought in the Soviet-Japanese combats in Mong ...

Polikarpov I-16 The Polikarpov I-16 (russian: Поликарпов И-16) is a Soviet single-engine single-seat fighter aircraft of revolutionary design; it was the world's first low-wing cantilever monoplane fighter with retractable landing gear to attain ope ...

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-3 The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-3 (russian: Микоян и Гуревич МиГ-3) was a Soviet Union, Soviet interceptor aircraft, fighter-interceptor used during World War II. It was a development of the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-1, MiG-1 by the OKO (op ...

Tupolev TB-3 The Tupolev TB-3 (russian: Тяжёлый Бомбардировщик, Tyazhyolyy Bombardirovshchik, Heavy Bomber, civilian designation ANT-6) was a monoplane heavy bomber deployed by the Soviet Air Force in the 1930s and used during the early ...

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Reception

Under the title, ''The Moscow Sky'' and ''Moscow Skies'', ''Nebo Moskvy'' was released worldwide (with English subtitles). Aviation film historian James H, Farmer in ''Celluloid Wings: The Impact of Movies on Aviation'' (1984) described the film's "primitive scenario enhanced by vivid scenes of wartime Russia."Farmer 1984, p. 321. Aviation film historian Stephen Pendo in ''Aviation in the Cinema'' (1985) had a similar opinion, noting, "... the film mixed a tepid plot about a daring Army pilot who has an affair with an Army nurse with newsreel footage of aerial combat."Pendo 1985, p. 152.

References

Notes

Citations

Bibliography

* Farmer, James H. ''Celluloid Wings: The Impact of Movies on Aviation''. Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania: Tab Books Inc., 1984. . * Pendo, Stephen. ''Aviation in the Cinema''. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 1985. .

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nebo Moskvy 1944 films 1940s Russian-language films Russian aviation films Mosfilm films Films about aviators Soviet black-and-white films 1940s war drama films Soviet war drama films 1944 drama films 1945 drama films 1945 films Russian war drama films Russian black-and-white films Russian World War II films Soviet World War II films