The read
It runs a compact 58m.
Synopsis
The vain station master of a Russian train station out in the sticks has a quarrel with an old peasant woman and has her thrown in jail. The local party youth organisation finally manage to get her released, after having to cut through lots of red tape.
Ratings
IMDb7.2/10
6 audience votes
Key crew
- Yakov ProtazanovDirector
- Vasily LokotWriter
Cast
- Mariya Blyumental-TamarinaPelagia Dyomina
- Anatoliy Bykov'Don Diego', stationmaster
- Vladimir MikhaylovPelagia's husband
- I. LevkoyevaKomsomol member
- Ivan YudinMisha, komsomol member
- Vladimir PopovVillage council caretaker
- Osip BrikSpeaker on the dangers of bureaucracy
- Alexandr GromovRegistration and distribution official
- Daniil VvedenskiyWatchman
- Mikhail ZharovMikhail Zharov
- Yelena TyapkinaPriestess
- Ivan PelttserOU secretary