<P> Notable films include: </P> <Ul> <Li> The Cranes Are Flying, directed at Mosfilm by the Georgian - born director Mikhail Kalatozov in 1957 . It won the Palme d'Or at the 1958 Cannes Film Festival . </Li> <Li> Ballad of a Soldier, directed at Mosfilm by Grigori Chukhrai in 1959 . It won 1960 Cannes Film Festival Special Jury Prize as well as 1961 BAFTA Award for Best Film from any Source along with many other awards . It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay (1961). </Li> </Ul> <Li> The Cranes Are Flying, directed at Mosfilm by the Georgian - born director Mikhail Kalatozov in 1957 . It won the Palme d'Or at the 1958 Cannes Film Festival . </Li> <Li> Ballad of a Soldier, directed at Mosfilm by Grigori Chukhrai in 1959 . It won 1960 Cannes Film Festival Special Jury Prize as well as 1961 BAFTA Award for Best Film from any Source along with many other awards . It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay (1961). </Li>

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