Night Witches
1981, Russian. Directed by Yevgeniya Zhigulenko.
Film will be based on the female flying unit that fought in the Battle of Moscow. They were dubbed "Night Witches" by the frightened German soldiers because of the deadly stealth of their light planes.
- Runtime
- 1h 15m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Russian
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Yevgeniya ZhigulenkoDirector
- Valentina GrushinaSquadron Commander Ksana Zakharchenko
- Yana DruzGalya Polikarpova
- Nina MenshikovaMariya Ivanovna
- Valeriya ZaklunnayaGuard Major Dusya Boguslavskaya
- Tatyana ChernopyatovaJulia Nesterova
- Elena AstafevaKatya Maksimova
- Aleksandra SviridovaTonya Zhukova
- Sergey MartynovKostya Lazarev
- Dodo ChogovadzeSofico
- Stanislav KorenevMajor General of Aviation
- Valentina KlyaginaSoldatova
- Irina Dittsairfield duty officer
Details
- Released
- 6 June 1981
- Original title
- В небе «Ночные ведьмы»
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- Yevgeniya Zhigulenko, Vladimir Valutsky
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Night Witches runs 75 minutes (1h 15m).
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Night Witches isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 6 June 1981. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like Night Witches?
If you liked Night Witches, try Battleground, Operation Pacific, The Sea Chase.
Who directed Night Witches?
Night Witches (1981) was directed by Yevgeniya Zhigulenko and stars Valentina Grushina, Yana Druz, Nina Menshikova.