Miles of Fire

Miles of Fire

1957 · 85 min · ★ 5.2 · Action, War, History, Adventure

Civil War. Southern steppes of Russia. Circumstances bring together various people: the Chekist, professor, actor, nurse and White Guard officer posing as a vet. On two tachanka's they make their way into the city.

Directed by Samson Samsonov · Written by Nikolai Figurovsky

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