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Three Heroines 1938 Directed by Elizaveta Svilova , Dziga Vertov Три героини

Follows the legendary female pilots Raskova, Osipenko, and Grisodubova in their failed but magnificent attempt to make the first nonstop trans-Siberian flight. Using documentary reenactments, Vertov depicts the flight, the crash, the rescue, and the women’s heroic return to Moscow, where crowds shower them with flowers, and leaders with speeches.

Production Country Soviet Union
Language Russian
Spoken Language Russian
Gnere Documentary
Release Date 2 January 1938
70 mins