The Train Rolls OnMovie
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.
About The Train Rolls On
The Train Rolls On is a 1971 documentary movie directed by Chris Marker.
The production information lists a runtime of 32m, production credits from France, an original language code of FR.
The credited cast includes Aleksandr Medvedkin, François Périer. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
