The Train Rolls On (1971)
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.
Director: Chris Marker
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Aleksandr Medvedkin as Himself |
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François Périer as Narrator |
| Directing | Chris Marker | Director |
| Writing | Chris Marker | Writer |
| Editing | Chris Marker | Editor |
| Crew | Jacques Loiseleux | Cinematography |
