The Balloonist
1975, Russian. Directed by Anatoli Vekhotko & Natalya Troshchenko.
A story about the famous Russian weightlifter Ivan Zaikin, who left the circus arena at the peak of his fame to dedicate himself to the art of aviation.
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Russian
- Rated
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- Released
- 6 October 1975
- Original title
- Воздухоплаватель
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- Vladimir Kunin
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The Balloonist runs 93 minutes (1h 33m).
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The Balloonist isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 6 October 1975. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Balloonist?
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Who directed The Balloonist?
The Balloonist (1975) was directed by Anatoli Vekhotko and Natalya Troshchenko and stars Leonard Varfolomeev, Yekaterina Vasilyeva, Vladimir Zamanskiy.