Ekipazh

Air Crew (Russian: Экипаж, translit. Ekipazh) is a movie produced by Mosfilm in 1979. It was the first catastrophe movie shot in the Soviet Union. The movie was directed by Alexander Mitta and consists of two parts with total time 143 minutes. It was watched by more than 70 millions of viewers, mostly throughout the Eastern Bloc where it won several awards. First part of the film tells about personal lives of the air crew, their problems and rela... more

Air Crew (Russian: Экипаж, translit. Ekipazh) is a movie produced by Mosfilm in 1979. It was the first catastrophe movie shot in the Soviet Union. The movie was directed by Alexander Mitta and consists of two parts with total time 143 minutes. It was watched by more than 70 millions of viewers, mostly throughout the Eastern Bloc where it won several awards. First part of the film tells about personal lives of the air crew, their problems and relationships. One of the pilots needed to exchange a promising carrier to the less ambitious one because of the family. He have done but the wife feels he is not happy that makes her a very conflicting and angry partner as well. While both parents love they son, this does not protect the family from divorce. The pilot, however, returns back to work with the large passenger planes he was missing. Another pilot is not believing into family at all - his own flat is full of impressive self-made light effects that he uses to attract new and new women... less