Story of a Real Man (Повесть о настоящем человеке) 75 years old

Alexey Meresyev was a fighter pilot during the war. One day he was shot down by Nazis, and because of his wounds both of his legs had to be cut off up to his knees. Because of his spirit and courage, Alexey was able to overcome his disability. He learned not only to walk on his artificial limps, but even dance and fly the plane again. Based on a real-life story.

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Story of a Real Man Cast

Name Character
Ivan Ryzhov He was 35, 91 years old when he died as больной в санатории (нет в титрах)
Mikhail Gluzskiy He was 29, 82 years old when he died
Yevgeni Shutov He was 22, 69 years old when he died
Aleksandr Mikhaylov He was 26, 69 years old when he died
Lyubov Sokolova She was 27, 79 years old when she died as Varvara
Vasili Merkuryev He was 44, 74 years old when he died as Stepan Ivanovich
Tamara Makarova She was 41, 89 years old when she died
Lyudmila Tselikovskaya She was 29, 72 years old when she died as Zinochka
Sergey Bondarchuk He was 28, 74 years old when he died
Lev Sverdlin He was 46, 67 years old when he died
Pavel Kadochnikov He was 33, 72 years old when he died as Aleksei Meresyev
Aleksei Dikij as Wassilij Wassiljewitsch
Boris Babochkin He was 44, 71 years old when he died
Nikolai Okhlopkov He was 48, 66 years old when he died as Kommissar Worobjew

Story of a Real Man Crew

Name Department
Aleksandr Stolper as Director. He was 41 (71) years old when He died Directing
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Story of a Real Man (75 years)

  • Release day: Thursday, October 21, 1948
  • Runtime: 96 minutes