Italy / Soviet Union,
1969, 158 min
(Alternative: 121 min)
Directed by:
Mikhail KalatozovCinematography:
Leonid KalashnikovCast:
Sean Connery, Claudia Cardinale, Hardy Krüger, Peter Finch, Massimo Girotti, Grigorij Gaj, Mario Adorf, Nikita Mikhalkov, Boris Khmelnitskiy, Yuri Solomin (more)Plots(1)
The commander of a failed 1928 Arctic airship expedition is remembering the events of the "Italia" airship flight, crash and subsequent rescue efforts. The "ghosts" of people involved in the events appear in his memories to assist him in determining his guilt in the affair. The reminiscences are mixed with the real action: the flight of the "Italia", the air rescue operation from Kings Bay airfield, the expedition of the "Krassin" ice-breaker. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Golden Globes
- 1972 - Best English-Language Foreign Motion Picture