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Only Old Men Are Going to Battle / В бой идут одни "старики" (1973)

Posted By: El Misha

Date: 8 May 2016 18:53:59

Set in World War II it is film about fighter pilots of so called "Singing" squadron. The title comes from two scenes in the film, where the squadron is facing very hard dogfights with German fighter planes, so only "old men" (i.e. veterans) are sent up, while those fresh from flying school have to wait on the ground together with the mechanics. Soon, of course, the newcomers have replaced most of those veterans and have become "old men" themselves, taking to the skies while a new group of newcomers wait on the ground with the mechanics…
Only Old Men Are Going to Battle (V boy idut odni "stariki") is a 1973 Soviet war movie about World War II fighter pilots. The movie is directed by Leonid Bykov who also appeared in the lead role of Captain Titarenko, nicknamed "Maestro" for his singing. The title of the movie comes from the order of the squadron commander: during very hard air battles against German fighter aces only "old men" - veterans of the squadron were sent up, while those fresh from flying school have to wait on the ground.
The movie was filmed as B&W, but in 2009 it was colorized. The screenshots below are taken from color version of the movie.

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