Trial on the Road

Soviet Union, 1971

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Lazarev is a German soldier who is captured by a young and raw Russian partisan. Lazarev is himself Russian and had enlisted in the German forces when they had over-run his land. Lazarev’s initial test of loyalty comes when he is able to trick some German offices and overpower them. Finally his trial of loyalty is put to one supreme test when he is asked to lead a group attempting to hijack a train.

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Credits

production company

Lenfilm

producer/director

Alexei Gherman

Duration

01:35:00:00

Production places
Soviet Union
Production dates
1971

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

325140

Language

Russian

Audience classification

PG

Subject categories

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1939-1945

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - Soviet Union

Foreign language films

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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