Three Heroines
10.0
January 2, 1938
1h 10m
Documentary
Overview
Follows the legendary female pilots Raskova, Osipenko, and Grisodubova in their failed but magnificent attempt to make the first nonstop trans-Siberian flight. Using documentary reenactments, Vertov depicts the flight, the crash, the rescue, and the women’s heroic return to Moscow, where crowds shower them with flowers, and leaders with speeches.
Directed by: Elizaveta Svilova, Dziga Vertov
