A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
August 14, 1979
Original Title:
Взлет
Alternate Titles:
Szárnyalás
Take Off
Takeoff
The Take-Off
Vzlet
Vzlyot
Зліт
Genres:
Drama | History
Production Companies:
Mosfilm
Production Countries:
Soviet Union
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 139
A biographical film about the life of the great Russian scientist, inventor of rocket technology and the founder of theoretical astronautics — Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, the hard spiritual work of the thinker, overcoming the stagnation of the surrounding and dramatic events of his family life.
Costume Design:
Tatyana Vadetskaya
Director:
Savva Kulish
Director of Photography:
Vladimir Klimov
Editor:
Roza Rogatkina
Makeup Artist:
Mikhail Chikiryov
Original Music Composer:
Oleg Karavaychuk
Producer:
Arkadiy Ashkinazi
Production Design:
Vladimir Aronin
Sound:
Vladimir Mazurov
Writer:
Oleg Osetinsky
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