Overview
The film is based on the biography of Valeri Chkalov (1904 - 1938), a Russian pilot, who set several long distance flight records. Chkalov and his co-pilots Baidukov and Belyakov together had accomplished several non-stop long-distance flights. In June of 1937 Chkalov set the world record, covering 12000 kilometers in 63 hours of non-stop flight from Moscow to Vancouver, Washington, flying over the North Pole.
| Actor | Age then | Age now | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 36 | January 28, 1973 (68) | |
 | 48 | December 21, 1956 (63) | |
 | 51 | 135 | |
 | 37 | March 26, 1995 (91) | |
 | 43 | May 12, 1951 (53) | |
 | 34 | August 21, 1976 (69) | |
 | 40 | May 30, 1963 (63) | |
 | 40 | March 27, 1973 (72) | |
 | - | - | |
 | 33 | May 20, 1976 (69) |