Only Old Men Are Going to Battle
В бой идут одни старики
Synopsis
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.
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Leonid Bykov
Captain Aleksei “Maestro” Titarenko
Serhiy Pidhornyi
Viktor “Smuglyanka” Shchedronov
Sergei Ivanov
Lieutenant "Kuznechik" Alexandrov
Rustam Sagdullaev
Lieutenant "Romeo" Sagdullayev
Yevgeniya Simonova
Masha Popova
Olga Mateshko
Captain Zoya Molchanova
Volodymyr Talashko
Senior Lieutenant Sergei Skvortsov
Viktor Miroshnichenko
Major Ivan Ermakov
Aleksei Smirnov
mechanic Makarych
Alim Fedorinsky
Alyabyev
Vano Yantbelidze
Lieutenant Vano Kobakhidze
Oleksandr Nemchenko
Ivan Fedorovich
Viloriy Pashchenko
Vorobyov
Yuriy Sarantsev
Vasily Vasilievich
Valentyn Makarov
regiment chief of staff
Leonid Marchenko
Petya Savchuk
Boris Boldyrevskiy
mechanic Sagdullaev
Ivan Reutov
mechanic Sergey Skvortsov
Financials & Box Office Performance
Production Budget
$270K
Filming & production cost
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Total global ticket sales
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Leonid Bykov
- Screenplay & Story
- Yevgeni Onopriyenko, Aleksandr Satsky, Leonid Bykov, Emilia Kosnichuk
- Original Score
- Viktor Shevchenko
- Original Title
- В бой идут одни старики
- Country of Origin
- Soviet Union
- Spoken Languages
- Russian, Ukrainian
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Production Budget
- $270K
- Production Studios
- Dovzhenko Film Studios
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Leonid Bykov
Yevgeni Onopriyenko, Aleksandr Satsky, Leonid Bykov, Emilia Kosnichuk
Viktor Shevchenko
Volodymyr Voitenko
Maria Zorovaya
Ilya Fidman, Nikolay Zlochevskiy
Department Leadership Roster
Yevgeni Onopriyenko
Writer
Aleksandr Satsky
Writer
Leonid Bykov
Director
Leonid Bykov
Writer
Viktor Shevchenko
Original Music Composer
Volodymyr Voitenko
Director of Photography
L. Korotenko
Costume Design
Maria Zorovaya
Editor
Georgi Prokopets
Production Design
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What is Only Old Men Are Going to Battle about?
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.
Who directed Only Old Men Are Going to Battle?
Only Old Men Are Going to Battle was directed by Leonid Bykov.
Who stars in Only Old Men Are Going to Battle?
The principal cast of Only Old Men Are Going to Battle includes Leonid Bykov, Serhiy Pidhornyi, Sergei Ivanov, Rustam Sagdullaev, Yevgeniya Simonova.
When was Only Old Men Are Going to Battle released and how long is it?
Only Old Men Are Going to Battle was released in 1974 with a total runtime of 1h 32m.
Who composed the musical score for Only Old Men Are Going to Battle?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Only Old Men Are Going to Battle was composed by Viktor Shevchenko.