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Directed by Vadim Lysenko, A Train to a Distant August leans on a strong ensemble — Yelena Kozelkova, Armen Dzhigarkhanyan, Kostiantyn Stepankov — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about war titles of 1971.
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Based on the true story of Oberleutnant Franz von Werra, the only German prisoner of war captured in Britain to escape back to Germany during the Second World War.
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