The First Echelon is a 1955 Soviet war romance film directed by Mikhail Kalatozov, for which Dmitri Shostakovich wrote the music. A touching romance between Komsomol secretary Alexey Uzorov and tractor driver Anna Zalogina on the background of Virgin Lands Campaign in Kazakhstan. 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.
The First Echelon (1955)
Directed by Mikhail Kalatozov
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Alexey Uzorov, Anna Zalogina, Dimitri Shostakovich, Kazakhstan, Music, Secretary Of The Komsomol Organization, Virgin Lands Campaign
Alternate Titles
Aron tuulet
FI
Ci z pierwszej ekipy
PL
Pervyy Eshelon
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