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Pervyy eshelon ()


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A group of young enthusiasts arrives in a steppe district of Kazakhstan to develop the virgin land. They have to survive severe frosts, overcome spring mudflows and live in uncomfortable conditions. But finally they form an advanced... See more »

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Aleksey Yegorovich Dontsov - sovkhoz director
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Taras Grigoryevich Shugaylo - brigade foreman
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Aleksey Stepanovich Uzorov
Nikolai Annenkov ...
Kashtanov - regional committee secretary
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Anna Zalogina
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Genka Monetkin
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Valya Solntsev
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Nelli Panina
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Tamara
Anatoliy Kirillov ...
Petya from ZIS
Valentina Kuznetsova ...
Katya
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Troyan
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Vartan Vartanyan - Rostovite (as Khoren Abramyan)
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Rostovite
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Rostovite
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Rostovite hairdresser
Sergey Shvardygulov ...
Rostovite
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Zoya
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Kurbanov
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Sadykov - old kazakh (as S. Kozhemkulov)
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Virgin soil worker
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Sovkhoz worker
Aleksandr Lyalin ...
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Vasiliy Lyaskalo ...
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Mikhail Ogurtsov
Leonid Persiyaninov ...
Agronomist
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Luiza
Oleg Rizhnev ...
Virgin soil worker
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Chelnov - party organizer
Lyudmila Yaroshenko ...
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Tractor driver
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Sovkhoz worker (uncredited)
Akilina Kolesova ...
Radio listener (uncredited)
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Virgin soil worker (uncredited)
Evgeniya Vekhovskaya ...
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Virgin soil worker (uncredited)
Evgeniy Zinovyev ...
Afonya (uncredited)

Directed by

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Mikhail Kalatozov

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Nikolay Pogodin ... ()

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Dmitri Shostakovich

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Sergey Urusevskiy
Yuri Yekelchik

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Zoya Veryovkina ... (as Z. Veryovkina)

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Mikhail Bogdanov
Gennady Myasnikov

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Valentin Perelyotov ... (as V. Perelyotov)

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Valeri Popov ... sound

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Plot Summary

A group of young enthusiasts arrives in a steppe district of Kazakhstan to develop the virgin land. They have to survive severe frosts, overcome spring mudflows and live in uncomfortable conditions. But finally they form an advanced collective farm and settle their private lives.

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Also Known As
  • Первый эшелон (Soviet Union, Russian title)
  • The First Echelon (World-wide, English title)
  • Aron tuulet (Finland)
  • Ci z pierwszej ekipy (Poland)
  • The First Echelon
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  • 114 min
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