Trial on the Road

Overview

Shot in 1971 but banned until 1986, this distinctly Russian war story takes place in 1942 behind enemy lines. A regiment of partisans captures former Red Army lieutenant Lazarev who is dressed in a German uniform. He’s a Nazi defector and collaborator but now desires to switch back and fight with Russian partisans.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

April 1, 1986

Original language

Russian

Spoken languages

Russian

Countries

Soviet Union

Production

Lenfilm

Cast

Rolan Bykov,Anatoliy Solonitsyn,Vladimir Zamanskiy,Oleg Borisov,Maya Bulgakova,Fyodor Odinokov,Nikolay Burlyaev,Viktor Pavlov,Anda Zaice,Igor Klass

Director

Aleksei German

Writer

Eduard Volodarskiy,Yuri German,Vsevolod Schwarts

Producer

Vladimir Besprozvanny,Feliks Eskin

Cinematography

Yakov Sklyansky

Music

Isaac Schwarts

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0067625