The Slowest Train
Самый медленный поезд
Synopsis
Spring, 1943. A military train is heading from a city, just liberated from the fascists. A special carriage with divisional printing-works is hitched to the train. Manager of the printing-works and correspondent expects he will travel alone, and even makes a prudent sign on the door - mines. But gradually the carriage starts to get filled with uninvited fellow travelers. The first were an injured soldier with a girl, then - a pregnant woman with escort, two communist party members, an actress, aunt Pasha, and others. The correspondent has nothing but to put up with it, because he cant turn out people, who suffer from the war, each in his/her own way.
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Valeriy Uskov, Vladimir Krasnopolskiy
- Screenplay & Story
- Yuriy Nagibin, Sergey Grebennikov, Nikolay Dobronravov, L. Kozlova
- Original Score
- Leonid Afanasyev
- Original Title
- Самый медленный поезд
- Country of Origin
- Soviet Union
- Spoken Languages
- Russian
- Runtime
- 1h 16m
- Production Studios
- Sverdlovsk Film Studio
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Valeriy Uskov, Vladimir Krasnopolskiy
Yuriy Nagibin, Sergey Grebennikov, Nikolay Dobronravov, L. Kozlova
Leonid Afanasyev
Gennadiy Chereshko
Lyudmila Chuzo
V. Gorbenko
Department Leadership Roster
Valeriy Uskov
Director
Yuriy Nagibin
Writer
Vladimir Krasnopolskiy
Director
Gennadiy Chereshko
Director of Photography
Vladislav Rastorguev
Production Design
Leonid Afanasyev
Original Music Composer
Lyudmila Chuzo
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What is The Slowest Train about?
Spring, 1943. A military train is heading from a city, just liberated from the fascists. A special carriage with divisional printing-works is hitched to the train. Manager of the printing-works and correspondent expects he will travel alone, and even makes a prudent sign on the door - mines. But gradually the carriage starts to get filled with uninvited fellow travelers. The first were an injured soldier with a girl, then - a pregnant woman with escort, two communist party members, an actress, aunt Pasha, and others. The correspondent has nothing but to put up with it, because he cant turn out people, who suffer from the war, each in his/her own way.
Who directed The Slowest Train?
The Slowest Train was directed by Valeriy Uskov, Vladimir Krasnopolskiy.
Who stars in The Slowest Train?
The principal cast of The Slowest Train includes Pavel Kadochnikov, Zinaida Kirienko, Nonna Terentyeva, Ivan Ryzhov, Lyudmila Shagalova.
When was The Slowest Train released and how long is it?
The Slowest Train was released in 1963 with a total runtime of 1h 16m.
Who composed the musical score for The Slowest Train?
The original motion picture soundtrack for The Slowest Train was composed by Leonid Afanasyev.