Poster of The Train Rolls On

The Train Rolls On

Plot: 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
Release Date: Monday, November 1 1971
53 years ago
Genres: Documentary
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Cast

Portrait of Aleksandr MedvedkinAleksandr Medvedkin. Aleksandr Medvedkin was 71 in The Train Rolls On as 'Himself'.
Birthday: Thu, Mar 08 1900 –
Died: Sun, Feb 19 1989
Portrait of François PérierFrançois Périer. François Périer was 51 in The Train Rolls On as 'Narrator'.
Birthday: Mon, Nov 10 1919 –
Died: Fri, Jun 28 2002

Crew

Portrait of Chris MarkerChris Marker. Chris Marker was 50 in The Train Rolls On as 'Director, Writer, Editor'
Birthday: Fri, Jul 29 1921 –
Died: Sun, Jul 29 2012
Portrait of Jacques LoiseleuxJacques Loiseleux. Jacques Loiseleux was 38 in The Train Rolls On as 'Cinematography'
Birthday: Sat, Mar 18 1933 –
Died: Mon, Mar 17 2014