Miles of Fire (1957)

Original title

Огненные вёрсты

Directed by

Samson Samsonov

Genre

adventure film, action film, war film, ostern

Country

Soviet Union

Runtime

1h 25m

Rating

5.2 of 10 from 9 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In the Russian Civil War, a Red Army detachment tries to hold a key railway junction against White Army forces. The story follows their struggles during the conflict.

adventuroustenseruggedhistoricdramaticfast-pacedearnestbleak

What happens

Miles of Fire, The Burning Miles, or The Fiery Miles (Russian: Огненные вёрсты, translit. Ognennye versty) is an early Red Western directed by Samson Samsonov in 1957. Often considered the earliest of the 'Red Westerns' (or 'Osterns'), it was made before the term was coined. The film is a Russian Civil War drama, focusing on the conflict between the Reds and the Whites. One-time Mosfilm actor Samsonov had a versatile directorial career prior to The Burning Miles, fresh from an adaptation of Chekhov's The Grasshopper that won two prizes at the Venice Film Festival. He was later awarded the title of 'People's Artist of the USSR'. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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