Directed by:
Aleksandr MittaScreenplay:
Aleksandr MittaCinematography:
Valerij ŠuvalovComposer:
Alfred SchnittkePlots(1)
The first Soviet "disaster" film takes place at an airport where a passenger airplane has landed in the throes of an earthquake. With fiery lava erupting, buildings on fire and the ground giving way under everyone's feet, the crew tries to take off to escape the terrible situation. Unfortunately, the runway is damaged and, only due to the skills of the daring crew, does the plane take off, only to find even more problems once they are airborne. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Georgi Zhzhyonov](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/055/126/55126037_2bd97b.jpg)
Georgi Zhzhyonov
Russian Empire
Best movies:
Beware of the Car (1966)
The Hot Snow (1972)
Air Crew (1979)
![Anatoli Vasilyev](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/505/505393_e0900f.jpg)
Anatoli Vasilyev
Soviet Union
Best movies:
The Truce (1997)
Step (1977)
Little Vera (1988)
Leonid Filatov
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Love and Lies (1980)
City Zero (1989)
Forgotten Tune for the Flute (1987)
![Aleksandra Yakovleva-Aasmyae](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/033/879/33879986_6fb5ec.jpg)
Aleksandra Yakovleva-Aasmyae
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Tears Were Falling (1982)
Charodei (1982) (TV movie)
A Man from Boulevard des Capucines (1987)
![Ekaterina Sergeevna Vasileva](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/033/879/33879961_32b008.jpg)
Ekaterina Sergeevna Vasileva
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Dvadtsat dney bez voyny (1976)
Mamy (2012)
Core of the World (2018)
![Klara Rumyanova](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/969/159969211_f7e52c.jpg)
Klara Rumyanova
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Něznajka na Luně (1997)
12 stulyev (1971)
Air Crew (1979)
![Yuriy Gorobets](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/999/166999419_f6ea2f.jpg)
Yuriy Gorobets
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Polosatyy reys (1961)
Air Crew (1979)
![Elena Koreneva](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/033/879/33879966_379249.jpg)
Elena Koreneva
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Siberiade (1979)
Leto (2018)
Tot samyy Myunkhgauzen (1979) (TV movie)
![Владимир Иванов](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/494/494691_11589d.jpg)
Владимир Иванов
Soviet Union
![Aleksandr Potapov](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/287/159287207_687c99.jpg)
Aleksandr Potapov
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Afonya (1975)
The Grey Wolves (1993)
The Miracle (2009)
![Антон Табаков](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/829/157829483_76fd03.jpg)
Антон Табаков
Soviet Union
Best movies:
The Thief (1997)
The Assassin of the Tsar (1991)
A Man from Boulevard des Capucines (1987)
Ivan Voronov
Best movies:
Air Crew (1979)
The Day the Earth Froze (1959)
![Komaki Kurihara](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/535/159535254_83f9a2.jpg)
Komaki Kurihara
Japan
Best movies:
Inn of Evil (1971)
Sandakan hačibanšokan bókjó (1974)
Moskva, lyubov moya (1974)
![Владимир Маренков](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/593/159593549_9048b8.jpg)
Владимир Маренков
Best movies:
Ivan's Childhood (1962)
Zhizn i udivitelnye priklyucheniya Robinzona Kruzo (1972)
A Long Goodbye (1971)
Nikolay Smorchkov
Soviet Union
Best movies:
War and Peace (1965)
War and Peace: Part III (1967)
War and Peace: Part IV (1967)
Aleksey Yakubov
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Kin (1981)
What a Mess! (1995)
Air Crew (1979)
Tatyana Kuznetsova
Soviet Union
Best movies:
The Barber of Siberia (1998)
Impossible! (1975)
Forgotten Tune for the Flute (1987)
![Sergey Yakovlev](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/342/160342173_6c91d0.jpg)
Sergey Yakovlev
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Stalker (1979)
The Ascent (1977)
Air Crew (1979)
Aleksandr Pashutin
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Gibel imperii (2005) (series)
Něbesa obětovannyje (1991)
White Bim, black ear (1977)
![Anna Varpakhovskaya](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/896/161896786_d5df91.jpg)
Anna Varpakhovskaya
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Chernobyl: The Final Warning (1991) (TV movie)
Air Crew (1979)