The Train Rolls On
1971, French. Directed by Chris Marker.
This half-hour documentary by Chris Marker explores Aleksandr Medvedkin’s 1930s “Cine-Train,” a mobile film studio equipped with cameras, editing rooms, animation stations, and a laboratory. Traveling across the Soviet countryside, the train’s crew documented agricultural and industrial life—from Ukrainian harvests to southern steelworks—while living and working in cramped shared quarters.
- Runtime
- 0h 32m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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- Released
- 1 November 1971
- Original title
- Le Train en marche
- Country
- France
- Written by
- Chris Marker
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The Train Rolls On isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 November 1971. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Train Rolls On?
The Train Rolls On (1971) was directed by Chris Marker and stars Aleksandr Medvedkin, François Périer.