The Red Arrow
1987 · 92 min · ★ 4.0 · Drama, History
The Red Arrow is the special train No.1 between Leningrad and Moscow. The film is set in the 1980s during perestroika in the Soviet Union. Kropotov (Lavrov) is communist CEO of a big industrial company in Leningrad. He is crafty and successful in getting a major order from the Soviet Government; building an automated assembly line. But his style of management clashes with his subordinates, talented engineers. Their potential is strangled by Kropotov's manipulative control. The government order is not accomplished and Kropotov gets fired. He is rethinking his outdated business style while on the train No.1 to Moscow.
Directed by Iskander Khamrayev · Written by Aleksandr Ozhegov
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Kirill Lavrov CEO Valeri Petrovich Kropotov -
Elena Prudnikova Valya -
Andrey Smirnov Karandin -
Osvalds Bērziņš Valdis -
Vladimir Eryomin Savitsky -
Lyudmila Arinina Natalia -
Galina Figlovskaya Golubeva -
Zoya Bogomolova Alexandra -
Mariya Lavrova Masha -
Vadim Yakovlev Antonov -
Artyom Karapetyan Vazgen -
Petr Shelokhonov Yusov
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