The Train Rolls On (1971)

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.

Cast (2)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Aleksandr Medvedkin

Himself

François Périer

Narrator

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