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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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.
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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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