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Only Old Men Are Going to Battle

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1974 | 92 min | War, Drama, Comedy, Romance

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for romantics, anyone who wants a laugh and history buffs.
The mood
Funny with heart, intense.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 32 min.
What might put you off
  • It's in Russian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
  • Made in 1974: an older pace and style.

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.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesSolid

    7.9 out of 10

  • AwardsWeak

    1 win and 0 nominations from smaller awards and festivals

  • Reach & staying powerBelow par

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 7K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Leonid Bykov

  • Leonid BykovCaptain Aleksei “Maestro” Titarenko
  • Serhiy PidhornyiViktor “Smuglyanka” Shchedronov
  • Sergei IvanovLieutenant "Kuznechik" Alexandrov
  • Rustam SagdullaevLieutenant "Romeo" Sagdullayev
  • Yevgeniya SimonovaMasha Popova
  • Olga MateshkoCaptain Zoya Molchanova
  • Volodymyr TalashkoSenior Lieutenant Sergei Skvortsov
  • Viktor MiroshnichenkoMajor Ivan Ermakov
  • Aleksei Smirnovmechanic Makarych
  • Alim FedorinskyAlyabyev