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Far from Moscow (1950)

Far from Moscow poster
Original title
Далеко от Москвы
Directed by
Aleksandr Stolper
Genre
drama film, war film
Country
Soviet Union
Runtime
1h 51m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A group of workers and engineers build an oil pipeline in the Soviet Far East during World War Two. The film follows their efforts to complete the project under harsh conditions and wartime pressure.

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What happens

Far from Moscow (Russian: Далеко от Москвы) is a 1950 Soviet war drama film directed by Aleksandr Stolper and starring Nikolay Okhlopkov, Lev Sverdlin and Pavel Kadochnikov. It is based on Vasily Azhayev's 1948 novel of the same title. A major production by Mosfilm, it was awarded the Stalin Prize. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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