Lithuanian pilots Steponas Darius and Stasys Girėnas are preparing for the legendary flight over the Atlantic Ocean in 1933. Their goal is to take off from New York and land in Lithuanian capital of Kaunas with their small single-engine plane “Lituanica”. The film reveals heroic persistence of two Lithuanians who are dreaming to see their homeland again and who are determined to fight for its honor by going on a dangerous 37 hours long journey.
About the film
Details
- Running time
- 1 hr. 40 min.
- Country, year
- Lithuania, 1983
- Genre
- Drama, Biographical, History
- Language
- Lithuanian, Russian, English
- Subtitles
- English, Lithuanian
- Age rating
- N-16
Credits
- Director
- Raimondas Vabalas
- Screenplay
- Raimondas Vabalas, Juozas Glinskis
- Cinematography
- Jonas Tomaševičius
- Music
- Bronius Kutavičius
- Cast
- Remigijus Sabulis, Eimuntas Nekrošius, Regimantas Adomaitis
- More information
- www.imdb.com
Director
Raimondas Vabalas
Raimondas Vabalas studied at the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography in Moscow. He worked at the Lithuanian film studio, where he filmed all of his films. One of the most compelling and unique Lithuanian directors, he was awarded multiple prizes at the festivals around the former Soviet Union.
