The Telegraph Route
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This French film chronicles the amazing-but-true story of Lisa Alling who in 1928 successfully walked from New York City to Siberia via the Bering Straight by following telegraph poles. It was shot entirely in the Ukraine. Lisa, a chambermaid, has had enough of American life and wants go home to Siberia. Because she had no money, she decided it was better to walk than stay in the U.S. any longer. An opportunist, she takes whatever food, warmth and even romance that is offered along the way.
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Cast
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Elena Safonova
Lisa Alling
Known for
Dark Eyes
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Christopher Chaplin
John
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Total Eclipse
Liliane de Kermadec
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Mylène Demongeot
Muriel
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Fantomas
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Predrag 'Miki' Manojlović
Carlo
Known for
Underground
The Heir Apparent: Largo Winch
Cong Shan
Shan
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Wang Zhaojun
Jean-Yves Gautier
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Don't Worry, I'm Fine
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Shan Cong
Shan
Rémy Roubakha
Billy
Known for
The Dinner Game
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Alexandre Arbat
Also in
Dangerous Moves
Madeline
Remy Roubakha
Billy
Aleksandr Belyavskiy
Known for
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Liliane de Kermadec Director · Pierre-Laurent Chénieux Cinematographer Iouri Liubchin Cinematographer
First release November 30, 1994 · Produced in France · Production France 2 Cinéma
Production
Cinébravo
Production
France 2 Cinéma
Production
France
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Original title
La Piste du télégraphe
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · November 30, 1994
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No release date listed for United States.
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