Far from Moscow (1950)

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

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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