The Train Rolls On (1971)

This half-hour documentary by Chris Marker explores Aleksandr Medvedkin’s 1930s “Cine-Train,” a mobile film studio equipped with cameras, editing rooms, animation stations, and a laboratory. Traveling across the Soviet countryside, the train’s crew documented agricultural and industrial life—from Ukrainian harvests to southern steelworks—while living and working in cramped shared quarters.

• Release Date: 1971-11-01
• Runtime: 0h 32min
• Production Company: Societe pour le Lancement des Oeuvres Nouvelles (SLON)
• Production Country: France
• Director: Chris Marker