
The Red Arrow
Drama · History
Overview
The Red Arrow is the special train No.1 between Leningrad and Moscow. The film is set in the 1980s during perestroika in the Soviet Union. Kropotov (Lavrov) is communist CEO of a big industrial company in Leningrad. He is crafty and successful in getting a major order from the Soviet Government; building an automated assembly line. But his style of management clashes with his subordinates, talented engineers. Their potential is strangled by Kropotov's manipulative control. The government order is not accomplished and Kropotov gets fired. He is rethinking his outdated business style while on the train No.1 to Moscow.
Top Cast


Kirill Lavrov
Kirill Lavrov
CEO Valeri Petrovich Kropotov
Kirill Lavrov
CEO Valeri Petrovich Kropotov


Elena Prudnikova
Elena Prudnikova
Valya
Elena Prudnikova
Valya


Andrey Smirnov
Andrey Smirnov
Karandin
Andrey Smirnov
Karandin


Osvalds Bērziņš
Osvalds Bērziņš
Valdis
Osvalds Bērziņš
Valdis


Vladimir Eryomin
Vladimir Eryomin
Savitsky
Vladimir Eryomin
Savitsky


Lyudmila Arinina
Lyudmila Arinina
Natalia
Lyudmila Arinina
Natalia


Galina Figlovskaya
Galina Figlovskaya
Golubeva
Galina Figlovskaya
Golubeva


Zoya Bogomolova
Zoya Bogomolova
Alexandra
Zoya Bogomolova
Alexandra


Mariya Lavrova
Mariya Lavrova
Masha
Mariya Lavrova
Masha


Vadim Yakovlev
Vadim Yakovlev
Antonov
Vadim Yakovlev
Antonov
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