The Cranes Are Flying (1957 film)
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The Cranes Are Flying is a 1957 Soviet romantic war drama film renowned for its innovative cinematography and poignant portrayal of love and loss during World War II.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Cranes Are Flying | 4 |
| The Cranes Are Flying (1957 film) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1825674 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Cranes Are Flying (1957 film) Context triple: [Mosfilm, producedWork, The Cranes Are Flying (1957 film)]
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Autumn Sonata
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B.
Decalogue
The Decalogue, commonly known as the Ten Commandments, is a foundational set of moral and religious laws in the Hebrew Bible that has profoundly influenced Jewish, Christian, and broader Western ethical traditions.
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C.
Ninotchka
Ninotchka is a classic 1939 romantic comedy film starring Greta Garbo, celebrated for its witty script and satirical take on Soviet–Western relations.
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D.
Doctor Zhivago
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E.
The Women (1939 film)
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Cranes Are Flying (1957 film) Target entity description: The Cranes Are Flying is a 1957 Soviet romantic war drama film renowned for its innovative cinematography and poignant portrayal of love and loss during World War II.
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A.
Autumn Sonata
Autumn Sonata is a 1978 Swedish drama film directed by Ingmar Bergman, renowned for its intense psychological portrayal of a strained mother-daughter relationship.
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B.
Decalogue
The Decalogue, commonly known as the Ten Commandments, is a foundational set of moral and religious laws in the Hebrew Bible that has profoundly influenced Jewish, Christian, and broader Western ethical traditions.
-
C.
Ninotchka
Ninotchka is a classic 1939 romantic comedy film starring Greta Garbo, celebrated for its witty script and satirical take on Soviet–Western relations.
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D.
Doctor Zhivago
Doctor Zhivago is a classic 1965 epic romantic drama film set during the Russian Revolution, renowned for its sweeping cinematography, tragic love story, and Omar Sharif’s iconic lead performance.
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E.
The Women (1939 film)
The Women (1939 film) is a classic American comedy-drama directed by George Cukor, notable for its all-female cast and sharp, satirical portrayal of high-society relationships and gossip.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Soviet film
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film ⓘ romantic drama film ⓘ war drama film ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Palme d’Or
ⓘ
surface form:
Palme d'Or
|
| awardYear | 1958 ⓘ |
| basedOn | Viktor Rozov play "Forever Alive" ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Sergei Urusevsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Mieczysław Weinberg ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| countryOfSetting | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| director | Mikhail Kalatozov ⓘ |
| distributor | Mosfilm ⓘ |
| editor | Maria Timofeyeva ⓘ |
| era |
de-Stalinization
ⓘ
surface form:
Khrushchev Thaw
|
| filmFestivalAward |
Palme d’Or
ⓘ
surface form:
Palme d'Or
|
| genre |
drama film
ⓘ
romantic drama ⓘ war film ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Boris
ⓘ
Fyodor Ivanovich ⓘ Mark ⓘ Veronika ⓘ |
| notableAs | first Soviet film to win the Palme d'Or at Cannes ⓘ |
| notableFor |
handheld camera work
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innovative cinematography ⓘ long tracking shots ⓘ portrayal of love and loss during war ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| presentedAt |
Cannes Film Festival
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surface form:
1958 Cannes Film Festival
|
| producer | Mikhail Kalatozov ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Mosfilm ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1957-10-12 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1957 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 95 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Viktor Rozov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setDuring | World War II ⓘ |
| starredActor |
Aleksandr Shvorin
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Aleksey Batalov ⓘ Konstantin Nikitin NERFINISHED ⓘ Svetlana Druzhinina ⓘ Tatyana Samoylova ⓘ Valentin Zubkov NERFINISHED ⓘ Vasili Merkuryev NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
guilt
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loss ⓘ love ⓘ separation ⓘ war and its impact on civilians ⓘ |
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Subject: The Cranes Are Flying (1957 film) Description of subject: The Cranes Are Flying is a 1957 Soviet romantic war drama film renowned for its innovative cinematography and poignant portrayal of love and loss during World War II.
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