Chukhrai 's next film was '' Clear Skies '' ( 1961 ) . It told the story of a Soviet pilot who had survived Nazi imprisonment during the war , but was accused of spying . It was one of the first Soviet films to deal with some of the repressive practices under the Soviet leadership of Joseph Stalin . It won the Grand Prix ( in a tie with Kaneto Shindo 's '' The Naked Island '' ) at the 2nd Moscow International Film Festival . Two years later Chukhrai served as the President of the Jury at the 3rd Moscow International Film Festival
3rd Moscow International Film Festival
3rd Moscow International Film Festival
Grigory Chukhray