
The Train Rolls On
Directed by Chris Marker1 november 1971 32 mDocumentaire, Short
6.96.3
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.
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The Train Rolls On was released on 1 november 1971.
The Train Rolls On was directed by Chris Marker.
The Train Rolls On has a runtime of 32 m.
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.
The key characters in The Train Rolls On are Himself (Aleksandr Medvedkin), Narrator (François Périer).
The Train Rolls On is a Documentaire, Short film.
The Train Rolls On has an audience rating of 6.9 out of 10.


