War ·Drama · Soviet Union · 1986 · 1h 36m

Trial on the Road

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Director

Cast

Rolan Bykov as Іван Єгорович Локотков Anatoliy Solonitsyn as Igor Leonidovich Petushkov Vladimir Zamanskiy as Alexander Ivanovich Lazarev Oleg Borisov as Victor Mikhailovich Solomin Maya Bulgakova as крестьянка Fyodor Odinokov as Ерофеич

Crew

Yakov Sklyansky — Director of Photography Anna Babushkina — Editor Eduard Volodarskiy — Writer Yuri German — Novel Vladimir Besprozvanny — Producer Feliks Eskin — Producer

Synopsis

Shot in 1971 but banned until 1986, this distinctly Russian war story takes place in 1942 behind enemy lines. A regiment of partisans captures former Red Army lieutenant Lazarev who is dressed in a German uniform. He’s a Nazi defector and collaborator but now desires to switch back and fight with Russian partisans.

Trailer

Official Trailer youtube.com

Key Collaborators

Aleksei German Director Yakov Sklyansky Director of Photography Anna Babushkina Editor Eduard Volodarskiy Writer Yuri German Novel Vladimir Besprozvanny Producer Feliks Eskin Producer Valeri Yurkevich Production Design

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