Miles of Fire
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Miles of Fire, The Burning Miles, or The Fiery Miles (Russian: Огненные вёрсты, translit. Ognennye versty) is an early Red Western filmed by Samson Samsonov in 1957. Often considered the earliest of the 'Red Westerns' (or 'Osterns'), it was made before the term was coined. The film is a Russian Civil War drama, focusing on the conflict between the Reds and the Whites.
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Directed by | Samson Samsonov |
Written by | Nikolai Figurovsky |
Produced by | Semyon Maryakhin |
Starring | Igor Savkin Margarita Volodina Vladimir Kenigson |
Cinematography | Fyodor Dobronravov |
Edited by | Zoya Veryovkina |
Music by | Nikolai Kryukov |
Distributed by | Mosfilm |
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Running time | 85 mins |
Country | Soviet Union |
Language | Russian |
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One-time Mosfilm actor Samsonov had a versatile directorial career prior to The Burning Miles, fresh from an adaptation of Chekhov's The Grasshopper that won two prizes at the Venice Film Festival.[1] He was later awarded the title of 'People's Artist of the USSR'.