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The First Echelon

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1955 · 1h 54m · Drama, Romance, War · Soviet Union

In one of the steppe regions of Kazakhstan arrives on Komsomol youth squad. Severe frosts, spring mud flows, exhausting work than their specialty - the development of virgin land does not come easy. But the young are young - they work, enjoy life, fall in love. In the center of the story - the touching romance secretary of the Komsomol organization and tractor driver Anne.

Directed by
Mikhail Kalatozov
Written by
Nikolay Pogodin
Starring
Vsevolod Sanayev, Sergei Romodanov, Nikolai Annenkov, Oleg Efremov
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