Only Old Men Are Going to Battle

Only Old Men Are Going to Battle

1974 · 92 min · ★ 7.9 · War, Drama, Comedy, Romance

Alexey Titarenko is very talented pilot and brave leader of "Singing group". He also must look after some new cadets and fight together with them against German Luftwaffe planes. Close to Alexey always are his friends, they are all from different parts of the country, but they all became real brothers.

Directed by Leonid Bykov · Written by Yevgeni Onopriyenko

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