The First Echelon Explained

The First Echelon
Director:Mikhail Kalatozov
Music:Dmitri Shostakovich
Editing:Zoya Verevkina
Studio:Mosfilm
Runtime:114 minutes
Country:Soviet Union
Language:Russian

The First Echelon (Russian: Первый эшелон, translit. Pervyy eshelon) is a 1955 Soviet war romance film directed by Mikhail Kalatozov, for which Dimitri Shostakovich[1] wrote the music. A touching romance between the Secretary of the Komsomol organization Alexey Uzorov and tractor driver Anna Zalogina on the background of Virgin Lands Campaign in Kazakhstan.[2] Part of Shostakovich's score was used as the basis for the Suite for Variety Orchestra No. 1. "Waltz II" from the suite was used in the 1999 Stanley Kubrick film Eyes Wide Shut.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Rollberg, Peter. Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema. 20 July 2016. Rowman / Littlefield. 9781442268425. 10 February 2017. Google Books.
  2. https://www.kinopoisk.ru/film/42946/ КиноПоиск. Все фильмы планеты