Batalov was born on 20 November 1928 in Vladimir , into a family associated with the theatre . His uncle Nikolay Batalov starred in Vsevolod Pudovkin 's classic '' Mother '' ( 1926 ) . Modernist poet Anna Akhmatova was a family friend , and he painted a well-known portrait of her in 1952 . Batalov joined the Moscow Art Theatre in 1953 but left three years later to concentrate on his career in film . During the Khrushchev Thaw he was one of the most recognizable actors in the Soviet Union . '' The Cranes Are Flying '' ( 1957 ) is his best-regarded film of the period , and the one which won Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival . He also starred in Mikhail Romm 's '' Nine Days of One Year '' ( 1962 ) . In 1967 he was a member of the jury of the 5th Moscow International Film Festival . In 1973 he was a member of the jury at the 8th Moscow International Film Festival
5th Moscow International Film Festival
5th Moscow International Film Festival
Aleksey Batalov