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The Road to Cannes

The Cranes Are Flying • 4m 57s

In this brief interview from 2001, filmmaker Claude Lelouch recalls visiting Moscow during the filming of THE CRANES ARE FLYING and his instrumental role in getting the film to play at the 1958 Cannes Film Festival.

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