The Train Rolls On 1971
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This half-hour documentary by Chris Marker explores Aleksandr Medvedkin’s 1930s “Cine-Train,” a mobile film studio equipped with cameras, editing rooms, animation stations, and a laboratory. Traveling across the Soviet countryside, the train’s crew documented agricultural and industrial life—from Ukrainian harvests to southern steelworks—while living and working in cramped shared quarters.
- Released: 1971-11-01
- Runtime: 32 minutes
- Genre: Documentary
- Stars: Aleksandr Medvedkin, François Périer
- Director: Chris Marker, Chris Marker, Chris Marker, Jacques Loiseleux
