Three Heroines (1938)

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.

• Release Date: 1938-01-02
• Runtime: 1h 10min
• Directors: Elizaveta Svilova, Dziga Vertov.