1941. Wings Over Berlin (Russian: 1941. Крылья над Берлином, romanized1941. Krylya nad Berlinom) is a 2022 Russian WWII film directed by Konstantin Buslov, also presented by the producer and one of the film's screenwriters. It stars Maksim Bityukov and Sergei Puskepalis in supporting roles. The film tells about the heroic deed of the pilots of the 1st Mine-Torpedo Aviation Regiment of the Baltic Fleet Air Force, headed by Colonel Preobrazhensky, who were tasked with striking Berlin.[2][3]

1941. Wings Over Berlin
Directed byKonstantin Buslov
Written by
  • Anatoly Usov
  • Aleksey Borodachyov
  • Konstantin Buslov
Produced byKonstantin Buslov
Starring
  • Maksim Bityukov
  • Sergei Puskepalis
  • Gela Meskhi
  • Andrei Kharenko
  • Sergei Gilev
  • Yevgeny Antropov
  • Vladimir Tyaptushkin
  • Stepan Belozerov
CinematographyKirill Klepalov
Edited byMargarita Smirnova
Music bySergei Stern
Production
companies
  • R.B. Productions
  • Planeta Inform Film Distribution
Distributed byKaroProkat (English: KaroRental)
Release date
  • April 28, 2022 (2022-04-28) (Russia)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryRussia
LanguageRussian
Budget$7 million
Box office₽119 million[1]

1941. Wings Over Berlin is scheduled to be theatrically released in Russia on wide screen April 28, 2022.[4][5]

Plot

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This is a photo of a cultural heritage object in Vsevolozhsk.

The film tells the story of the preparations for the first bombing of Berlin by Soviet Air Forces in August 1941.

The complexity of the task consisted not only in the powerful air defense of the German territories, but also in the flight range. The strike group of the 1st Mine-Torpedo Aviation Regiment of the 8th air brigade of the Baltic Fleet Air Force under the command of Colonel Yevgeny Preobrazhensky had to overcome almost 1800 kilometers without refueling. The route passed along the line: the island of Ezel Saaremaa - Swinemünde - Stettin - Berlin at a distance of 1765 km, of which 1400 km were above the sea. The flight duration was 7 hours. The main defense against enemy air defenses could only be the flight altitude, but it was not just a high altitude, but the maximum - 7 thousand meters. The temperature outside reached minus 35-40 degrees, because of which the glass of the cockpits of the aircraft and the goggles of the headsets froze over. In addition, the pilots had to work all these hours in oxygen masks.

That night, five planes of the 1st Mine-Torpedo Aviation Regiment, led by its commander Yevgeny Preobrazhensky, flew over Berlin, attacking military targets in Berlin, the rest bombed the German port city of Stettin. “My place is Berlin! The task was completed. Let's go back to base!" These words of radio operator Vasily Krotenko sounded live on the night of August 8, 1941 over the blazing ruins of military facilities in the capital of the Third Reich.

Cast

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Production

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The script for the film was written by Aleksey Borodachyov and Anatoly Usov, who previously worked with Konstantin Buslov together when creating the biographical film AK-47 (2020 film). The director of the tape was also made by Konstantin Buslov.

An inaccuracy has been made. DB-3-2M-87 bombers are depicted as raiding Berlin. In fact, DB-3F-2M-88 aircraft took part in it. In 1942, the aircraft was renamed Il-4.

Filming

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Principal photography historical paintings took place on the Estonian island of Saaremaa, Moscow and Berlin.

Release

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1941. Wings Over Berlin was released in the Russian Federation in theaters on April 28, 2022, by KaroRental.

References

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  1. ^ Box Office, Russian Cinema Fund`s Analytics (RCFA)
  2. ^ Крылья над Берлином, 2022
  3. ^ Sychev, Sergey (November 26, 2021). "Тысяча и один фильм: как российское кино впервые представили в Дубае" [A Thousand and One Films: How Russian Cinema was First Presented in Dubai]. Izvestia (in Russian).
  4. ^ "Фильм "Крылья над Берлином" выйдет в прокат 28 апреля" [1941. Wings Over Berlin will be released on April 28]. TASS (in Russian). November 30, 2021.
  5. ^ Uskov, Oleg (December 2, 2021). "Вышел трейлер масштабной военной драмы "Крылья над Берлином"" [The trailer of the large-scale military 1941. Wings Over Berlin has been released]. Russian Gazette (in Russian).
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