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Trial on the Road (Russian: Проверка на дорогах, romanized: Proverka na dorogakh) is a 1971 black-and-white Soviet film set in World War II, directed by Aleksey German, starring Rolan Bykov, Anatoly Solonitsyn and Vladimir Zamansky. It is also known as Checkpoint or Check up on the Road.
Originally released in 1971 and banned for over a decade, classic Soviet film Trial on the Road by Aleksei German. Russian, English subtitles.
- 96 min
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Trial on the Road. A Red Army officer who defected to the Nazis attempts to redeem himself when he's captured by a Russian platoon.
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- Aleksey German
- Drama, War
- Rolan Bykov
A Soviet POW joins the partisan guerrillas and proves his loyalty fighting the Germans. December 1942. Wearing a German uniform, a former Red Army soldier, Sergeant Alexander Ivanovich Lazarev, voluntarily gives himself up to the Soviet partisans.
Aug 20, 2019 · Trial on the Road (97 minutes) provides audacious, a complex counterpoint to the simplified Russian perspective on the ‘heroic’ struggles of World War II. It’s ambiguous, ironical tone subverts the conventional wisdom on heroism and warfare.
Trial on the Road (1986) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
This distinctly Russian war story takes place in 1942 behind enemy lines. A regiment of partisans captures former Red Army lieutenant Lazarev (Vladimir Zamansky) 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.
