Trial on The Road

– A Russian POW joins the partisan guerrillas and proves his loyalty fighting the Nazis...

Type:
Movie
Rating:
8.00 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 36 Minutes
Release Year:
1986
Original Name:
Проверка на дорогах
Trial on the Road (1986) - Also known as Проверка на дорогах

A Russian POW joins the partisan guerrillas and proves his loyalty fighting the Nazis.

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Trial on the Road (1986) - Trailer

Release Date:

01 Oct 1986

Language:

Russian, German

Director:

Aleksey German

Writer:

Yuri German (stories), Eduard Volodarskiy

Main Actors:

Rolan Bykov, Anatoliy Solonitsyn, Vladimir Zamanskiy, Oleg Borisov

Plot:

Film is set in the winter of 1942 during the Nazi occupation of Russia in WWII. Partisan guerrillas, headed by Ivan Lokotkov, are testing the POW Lazarev, who briefly collaborated with the Nazis for survival. Lazarev is not executed, but instead he is given a chance to prove his loyalty. He has to go back to the Nazi controlled railway station, where everyone knows him, and to hijack a train with food supplies. Lazarev proves himself a hero.

Production:

International Film Exchange (IFEX)

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
8.0/10