Movie

Three Heroines (1938)

• 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.

Directors

Elizaveta Svilova, Dziga Vertov

Writers

Elizaveta Svilova