
Before the Big Road to War
1987, RU. Directed by Edward Khachaturoff.
The film takes place in the pre-war years. NKVD captain Frolov is investigating a sabotage at a chemical plant. Suspicion falls on circus performer Erwin Gross. However, the villainous murder of a clown suspends the investigation. It is only with the help of young circus gymnasts that Frolov manages to establish the truth...
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- Post-credits
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- Language
- RU
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- Released
- 30 September 1987
- Original title
- Перед большой дорогой на войну
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- Edward Khachaturoff, Alexander Faynberg
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Before the Big Road to War isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 30 September 1987. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed Before the Big Road to War?
Before the Big Road to War (1987) was directed by Edward Khachaturoff and stars Romualds Ancans, Pauls Butkevics, Givi Chuguashvili.