A Train to a Distant August

A Train to a Distant August

94 mins | Drama, War | Dec. 6, 1971

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…

A Train to a Distant August

94 mins | Drama, War | Dec. 6, 1971

A Train to a Distant August
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…
Producers Odessa Film Studio
Original title Поезд в далёкий август
Directors Vadim Lysenko
Writers Grigori Pozhenyan

Cast

Yelena Kozelkova

as Eva / Katya / Yekaterina Stanislavovna

Armen Dzhigarkhanyan

as Chigorin

Kostiantyn Stepankov

as common soldier Rudko

Grigori Gaj

as counter admiral Zhukov

Nikolai Skorobogatov

as lieutenant general Sofronov

Viktor Strizhyov

as regional Committee Secretary Kolybanov

Pyotr Shcherbakov

as divisional commissioner Azarov

Vyacheslav Kutakov

as divisional commissioner Voronin

Yuri Vetrov

as general Shishenin

Gennadiy Korotkov

as general Petrov

Vladlen Paulus

as colonel Osipov

Evgeni Burenkov

as colonel Tomilov

Nikolay Dupak

as battery commander Zinovyev

Igor Starkov

as 1st rank captain Corshkov

Aleksei Dikikh

as colonel Krylov

Valentin Golubenko

as marine paratrooper

Valentin Kulik

as Valya the adjutant

Lyudmila Nilova

as Anna Makusheva

Viktor Pavlov

as Rate's representative

Vladimir Naumtsev

as Bondarenko