A Train to a Distant August
1971, Russian. Directed by Vadim Lysenko.
A participant in the war with the fascist regime, a Soviet soldier Chigorin, who bravely fought in Odessa, decides to return to the black sea city and walk through the memorable places where a lot of blood of brave defenders was shed for every inch of land. On the train, a random companion of the man becomes Katya, a charming young girl who asks Chigorin to tell about those events. Going headfirst into the memories, the former soldier begins his story, in which there is a place for selflessness, friendship, mutual assistance, love and heroism…
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Russian
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Cast & crew
- Vadim LysenkoDirector
- Yelena KozelkovaEva / Katya / Yekaterina Stanislavovna
- Armen DzhigarkhanyanChigorin
- Kostiantyn Stepankovcommon soldier Rudko
- Grigoriy Gaycounter admiral Zhukov
- Nikolai Skorobogatovlieutenant general Sofronov
- Viktor Strizhyovregional Committee Secretary Kolybanov
- Pyotr Shcherbakovdivisional commissioner Azarov
- Vyacheslav Kutakovdivisional commissioner Voronin
- Yuri Vetrovgeneral Shishenin
- Gennadiy Korotkovgeneral Petrov
- Vladlen Pauluscolonel Osipov
- Evgeni Burenkovcolonel Tomilov
Details
- Released
- 6 December 1971
- Original title
- Поезд в далёкий август
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- Grigori Pozhenyan
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A Train to a Distant August runs 94 minutes (1h 34m).
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A Train to a Distant August isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 6 December 1971. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed A Train to a Distant August?
A Train to a Distant August (1971) was directed by Vadim Lysenko and stars Yelena Kozelkova, Armen Dzhigarkhanyan, Kostiantyn Stepankov.