The Pointsman
Стрелочник
Synopsis
Ivan Perepasov has been serving at the railway station as a pointsman for twenty-two years. It seemed to him that all he could do was run along the arrows, give signals, light lanterns. The shift was coming to an end, Ivan hurried home, where his wife and eight children were waiting for him. Suddenly it seemed to him that he had forgotten, after the passage of a freight train, to throw the switch lever onto the main track, along which the postal train was now rushing. Ivan, in despair, rushes onto the adjacent track and falls under a maneuvering locomotive...
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Inna Dankman, Lidiya Ishimbaeva
- Original Title
- Стрелочник
- Country of Origin
- Soviet Union
- Spoken Languages
- Russian
- Runtime
- 26m
- Production Studios
- Central Television USSR
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Inna Dankman, Lidiya Ishimbaeva
Boris Kiparisov
Department Leadership Roster
Inna Dankman
Director
Lidiya Ishimbaeva
Director
Boris Kiparisov
Director of Photography
Yuri Kozin
Production Design
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Frequently Asked Questions About The Pointsman
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What is The Pointsman about?
Ivan Perepasov has been serving at the railway station as a pointsman for twenty-two years. It seemed to him that all he could do was run along the arrows, give signals, light lanterns. The shift was coming to an end, Ivan hurried home, where his wife and eight children were waiting for him. Suddenly it seemed to him that he had forgotten, after the passage of a freight train, to throw the switch lever onto the main track, along which the postal train was now rushing. Ivan, in despair, rushes onto the adjacent track and falls under a maneuvering locomotive...
Who directed The Pointsman?
The Pointsman was directed by Inna Dankman, Lidiya Ishimbaeva.
Who stars in The Pointsman?
The principal cast of The Pointsman includes Yuriy Kuzmenkov, Mikhail Lvov, Andrei Tsimbal, Sergey Godzi, Georgi Slabinyak.
When was The Pointsman released and how long is it?
The Pointsman was released in 1968 with a total runtime of 26m.