Cast

Georgi Zhzhyonov Anatoliy Vasilev Leonid Filatov Aleksandra Yakovleva Irina Akulova Yekaterina Vasilyeva

Credits

Written by: Yuli Dunsky

Plot

A Soviet airline crew faces a series of crises, including an earthquake, a landing and a rescue flight, in the first Soviet disaster blockbuster.

Sinekatalog’s take

A big and exciting Soviet disaster film.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.3 / 10 (2,852 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.

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