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Turksib
(1929) Soviet Union
B&W : Feature film
Directed by Viktor Turin

Cast: (unknown)

Vostokkino production; distributed by [?] Vostokkino? / Scenario by Yakov Aron and Viktor Shklovskii. Cinematography by Boris Frantsisson and Evgenii Slavinskii. Cinematography by Evgeni Slavinskii. / Released 15 October 1929. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The film was released in Finland on 26 January 1930. The film was released in the USA by Amkino Corporation on 24 May 1930. The film was released in Japan in 8 October 1930. / Silent film.

Documentary.

Survival status: Print exists.

Current rights holder: (unknown)

Keywords: Railroads - Transportation: Trains

Listing updated: 7 May 2009.

References: Bardèche-History pp. 270, 282; Limbacher-Feature p. 259; Youngblood-Soviet pp. 214-215, 319 : Website-IMDb.

Home video: DVD.