A Train to a Distant August (1971)

7.5/10 94 min War Drama

Overview

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…

Cast

Yelena Kozelkova

Eva / Katya / Yekaterina Stanislavovna

Armen Dzhigarkhanyan

Chigorin

Kostiantyn Stepankov

common soldier Rudko

Grigoriy Gay

counter admiral Zhukov

Nikolai Skorobogatov

lieutenant general Sofronov

Pyotr Shcherbakov

divisional commissioner Azarov

Vyacheslav Kutakov

divisional commissioner Voronin

Gennadiy Korotkov

general Petrov

Vladlen Paulus

colonel Osipov

Evgeni Burenkov

colonel Tomilov

Nikolay Dupak

battery commander Zinovyev

Valentin Golubenko

marine paratrooper

Valentin Kulik

Valya the adjutant

Viktor Pavlov

Rate's representative

Оleksandr Tartyshnikov

Gurevich

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