The Telegraph Route

Overview

This French film chronicles the amazing-but-true story of Lisa Alling who in 1928 successfully walked from New York City to Siberia via the Bering Straight by following telegraph poles. It was shot entirely in the Ukraine. Lisa, a chambermaid, has had enough of American life and wants go home to Siberia. Because she had no money, she decided it was better to walk than stay in the U.S. any longer. An opportunist, she takes whatever food, warmth and even romance that is offered along the way.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

November 30, 1994

Original language

French

Spoken languages

French

Countries

France

Production

France 2 Cinéma,Cinébravo

Cast

Elena Safonova,Christopher Chaplin,Mylène Demongeot,Predrag 'Miki' Manojlović,Cong Shan,Jean-Yves Gautier,Rémy Roubakha,Alexandre Arbat,Aleksandr Belyavskiy,Boris Bystrovand 1 more

Director

Liliane de Kermadec

Writer

Liliane de Kermadec

Cinematography

Iouri Liubchin,Pierre-Laurent Chénieux

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0110838