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The Slowest Train (1963)

The Slowest Train poster
Original title
Самый медленный поезд
Directed by
Valery Uskov, Vladimir Krasnopolskiy
Genre
war film
Country
Soviet Union
Runtime
1h 16m
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

During World War II, a slow train carries passengers through the Soviet countryside. The film follows the diverse group of people aboard and their personal stories amidst the chaos of war.

poignantwar-tornnostalgicslow-pacedsomberreflectivehumanisticintimate

What happens

The Slowest Train (Russian: Самый медленный поезд, romanized: Samyy medlennyy poyezd) is a 1963 Soviet war film directed by Vladimir Krasnopolsky and Valery Uskov. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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