Three Heroines (1938)

Name: Three Heroines
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1938-01-02
Duration: 1 h 10 min
Rating: 9.5

Три героини

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.