The Sky Slow-Mover

1945 WarComedy 78 minutes Directed by Semyon Timoshenko

About The Sky Slow-Mover

Three fighter pilots, friends, swear they will stay clear of love until the war ends. They then meet three women pilots. One after another they break the oath, and all three fall in love.

Cast & crew

More about The Sky Slow-Mover

Semyon Timoshenko wrote and directed it. Aleksandr Sigaev photographed it. Vasily Solovyov-Sedoi wrote the music. Lenfilm released it on 1 April 1946. It runs 78 minutes. Nikolai Kryuchkov, Vasili Merkuryev, and Vasily Neshchiplenko play the men. Tamara Alyoshina, Lyudmila Glazova, and Alla Parfanyak play the women pilots. The Russian title is Небесный тихоход. An English title is Heavenly Slug.

Themes

  • An oath against love
  • Women pilots
  • Three friends who all give in
  • Timoshenko
  • Kryuchkov
  • Lenfilm
  • fighter pilots

Look

Aleksandr Sigaev photographed the pilots and the field.

Music

Vasily Solovyov-Sedoi wrote the music.

Notes

  • The year on the film is 1945. Lenfilm's release date is 1 April 1946.
  • The Commons file is dated 1947.
  • Kryuchkov is one of the three friends.

Scenes

  • The three men swear off women for the duration.
  • Each one meets one of the women pilots and breaks the promise.

Also available

  • Wikimedia Commons (1947. Небесный тихоход.webm)