Change a Dog for a Train

1975 1h 5m RU

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7.7

BANGER

★7.7TMDB · 3

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Synopsis

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Ten years old Alik is invited to star in a movie as a young partisan but almost loses the opportunity.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Tatyana Lavrova
Pavel Pankov
Viktor Sergachyov
Oleg Tabakov
Aleksei Smirnov
Erast Garin
Yuri Medvedev
Oleg Stepanov

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Nikita Khubov
Writers: Sergey Mikhalkov, Nikita Khubov
Languages: Russian
Countries: Soviet Union

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RUNTIME

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Tight 65-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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51 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Nikita Khubov, shot by Mikhail Yakovich. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Evgeniy Krylatov. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Mariya Rodionova shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Tatyana Lavrova and Pavel Pankov and Viktor Sergachyov carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0073377 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Nikita Khubov directs. Mikhail Yakovich behind the camera. Evgeniy Krylatov scores. Mariya Rodionova cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Soviet Union. Dialogue in Russian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 65-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
251 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Nikita Khubov, shot by Mikhail Yakovich. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Evgeniy Krylatov. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Mariya Rodionova shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Tatyana Lavrova and Pavel Pankov and Viktor Sergachyov carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0073377 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.