Only Old Men Are Going to Battle_
Original: В бой идут одни старики
Alexey Titarenko is very talented pilot and brave leader of "Singing group". He also must look after some new cadets and fight together with them against German Luftwaffe planes. Close to Alexey always are his friends, they are all from different parts of the country, but they all became real brothers.
Starring
Leonid Bykov, Serhiy Pidhornyi, Sergei Ivanov
Updated Feb 16, 2026
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Leonid Bykov stars as Captain Alexey “Maestro” Titarenko in Only Old Men Are Going to Battle.
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Year context
Only Old Men Are Going to Battle was released 53 years ago in 1973.
Overview
Alexey Titarenko is very talented pilot and brave leader of "Singing group". He also must look after some new cadets and fight together with them against Ger...
Only Old Men Are Going to Battle is a War, Drama, Comedy film with a runtime of 1h 32m.
CAST (20)
Leonid Bykov
Captain Alexey “Maestro” Titarenko
Serhiy Pidhornyi
Viktor “Smuglyanka” Shchedronov
Sergei Ivanov
Lieutenant "Grasshopper" Alexandrov
Rustam Sagdullaev
Lieutenant "Romeo" Sagdullayev
Yevgeniya Simonova
Masha Popova
Volodymyr Talashko
Senior Lieutenant Sergey Skvortsov
Olga Mateshko
Captain Zoya Molchanova
Viktor Miroshnichenko
Major Ivan Ermakov, Regiment Commander
Aleksei Smirnov
Mechanic Makarych
Aleksandr Milyutin
1st Squadron Pilot
Dmytro Myrhorodskyi
Infantry Battalion
Alim Fedorinsky
Alyabyev
Vano Yantbelidze
Lieutenant Vano Kobakhidze
Oleksandr Nemchenko
Ivan Fedorovich
Viloriy Pashchenko
Vorobyov
Yuriy Sarantsev
Vasily Vasilievich, Air Division Commander
Valentyn Makarov
Regiment Chief of Staff
Leonid Marchenko
Petya Savchuk, Pilot of the 1st Squadron
Boris Boldyrevskiy
Mechanic Sagdullaev
Ivan Reutov
Mechanic Sergey Skvortsov
BOX OFFICE
$270K
Budget
DETAILS
Release
Status
Released
Runtime
92 min (1h 32m)
Original Title
В бой идут одни старики
Language
Russian
Country
SU
Rating
7.9/10 (123 votes)
Popularity
2
Budget
$269,750
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What is Only Old Men Are Going to Battle about?
Alexey Titarenko is very talented pilot and brave leader of "Singing group". He also must look after some new cadets and fight together with them against German Luftwaffe planes. Close to Alexey always are his friends, they are all from different parts of the country, but they all became real brothers.
How long is Only Old Men Are Going to Battle?
Only Old Men Are Going to Battle has a runtime of 92 minutes (1h 32m).
Who stars in Only Old Men Are Going to Battle?
The cast of Only Old Men Are Going to Battle includes Leonid Bykov, Serhiy Pidhornyi, Sergei Ivanov, Rustam Sagdullaev, Yevgeniya Simonova.
What is the rating of Only Old Men Are Going to Battle?
Only Old Men Are Going to Battle has a rating of 7.9 out of 10 based on 123 votes on TMDB.
GENRES (4)
War
Drama
Comedy
Romance