Flying in the Sky
長空比翼
Synopsis
During Korean War Chinese Air Force fought against the American pilots who claimed to be the world's king of the air. Zhang Lei (Cao Huichu), who comes from a poor farming family, is determined to kill the enemy and serve his country after graduating from aviation school. After arriving at the front line, both the division commander (played by Wang Runshen) and the team leader were satisfied with his test flight results, but the proud Zhang Lei did not want to be a wingman and thinks he is useless. His pride and conceit made him pay the price. With the help of leaders and comrades, he gradually got out of complacency. In the next air battle, he used his actions to correct his mistakes and actively helped the lead plane complete aerial tactical coordination and shoot down the enemy plane. After his own plane was injured and on fire, he was still able to cover his comrades and crash the injured plane into the enemy plane
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Cao Huiqu
Zhou Zhang
Yao Chen
Feng Liu
Wang Runshen
Division commander Fang
Xu Hu
Political commissar Li
Ren Wang
Zhong Wang
Yang Guang
Hua Yang
Fusheng Zhang
Wen Zhang
Fuzhang Ma
Xing Ma
Li Shutian
Gui Zhou
Gao Baocheng
Yong Zhao
Zhijian Li
Fei Lin
Zhang Yuanfang
Doctor Wang
Liu Bingzhang
Driver
Yuan Xia
Female station attendant
Yun Qu
Xie Wanhe
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Wang Bing, Li Shutian
- Screenplay & Story
- Danxi Zhu, Li Jing
- Original Score
- Li Weicai
- Original Title
- 長空比翼
- Country of Origin
- China
- Spoken Languages
- Mandarin
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Production Studios
- 八一电影制片厂
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Wang Bing, Li Shutian
Danxi Zhu, Li Jing
Li Weicai
Zhifeng Ji
Department Leadership Roster
Wang Bing
Director
Li Shutian
Director
Danxi Zhu
Writer
Li Jing
Writer
Zhifeng Ji
Editor
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What is Flying in the Sky about?
During Korean War Chinese Air Force fought against the American pilots who claimed to be the world's king of the air. Zhang Lei (Cao Huichu), who comes from a poor farming family, is determined to kill the enemy and serve his country after graduating from aviation school. After arriving at the front line, both the division commander (played by Wang Runshen) and the team leader were satisfied with his test flight results, but the proud Zhang Lei did not want to be a wingman and thinks he is useless. His pride and conceit made him pay the price. With the help of leaders and comrades, he gradually got out of complacency. In the next air battle, he used his actions to correct his mistakes and actively helped the lead plane complete aerial tactical coordination and shoot down the enemy plane. After his own plane was injured and on fire, he was still able to cover his comrades and crash the injured plane into the enemy plane
Who directed Flying in the Sky?
Flying in the Sky was directed by Wang Bing, Li Shutian.
Who stars in Flying in the Sky?
The principal cast of Flying in the Sky includes Cao Huiqu, Yao Chen, Wang Runshen, Xu Hu, Ren Wang.
When was Flying in the Sky released and how long is it?
Flying in the Sky was released in 1958 with a total runtime of 1h 34m.
Who composed the musical score for Flying in the Sky?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Flying in the Sky was composed by Li Weicai.