17 Moments of Spring, English subtitles

[Lily]

This is one of the most beloved Russian movies. Spy series.
Superb music, first class acting. With English subtitles.

Here is the beginning, hopefully you will be able to pursue the sequence.

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIzOma9Pyv8[/youtube]

Enjoy!

[BC]

Is amazing how they got those birds to fly in formation 

What's the english name of the film?  On netflix?  youtube is crappy here.

[Lily]

BC, what did you mean by 'birds flying in formation'?

Here is the imdb link on the movie:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069628/

Sorry, I don't know about better sources to watch the movie online

The imdb user comments are here to read: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069628/usercomments

[SANDRO43]

BC, what did you mean by 'birds flying in formation'?

Lily, those birds are flying in a V formation of some 25+ individuals.

BC:

A V formation (sometimes called a skein) is the symmetric V-shaped flight formation of flights of geese, ducks, and other migratory birds. V formations are also used on military flight missions...
Aerodynamics
The V formation greatly boosts the efficiency and range of flying birds, particularly over long migratory routes. All the birds except the first fly in the upwash from the wingtip vortices of the bird ahead. The upwash assists each bird in supporting its own weight in flight, in the same way a glider can climb or maintain height indefinitely in rising air. In a V formation of 25 members, each bird can achieve a reduction of induced drag by up to 65% and as a result increase their range by 71%. The birds flying at the tips and at the front are rotated in a timely cyclical fashion to spread flight fatigue equally among the flock members. The formation also makes communication easier and allows the birds to maintain visual contact with each other.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V_formation

Birds have been flying longer than we, so they've developed a few tricks over time .

[BC]

Birds have been flying longer than we, so they've developed a few tricks over time .

And are carbon neutral, going a long way on a few seeds and worms.

[SANDRO43]

And are carbon neutral, going a long way on a few seeds and worms.

You may also notice that when the lead bird stops flapping its wings and glides, the other birds follow suit. How's that for collective environment-consciousness ?

[BC]

You may also notice that when the lead bird stops flapping its wings and glides, the other birds follow suit. How's that for collective environment-consciousness ?

Well I'm gliding to bed now.. following suit?

[Lily]

Is amazing how they got those birds to fly in formation 
 

On TV, they often showed birds flying in formations. Apparently this would be inserted in the film from some animalistic documentaries, which were plenty on Soviet TV, in order to increase romantic impression on audience .

Did someone managed to watch some parts of the movie?