Description

Steppe 1978
Step (original title)
2h 14m | Drama, History | April 1978 (Soviet Union)
Storyline:Based on a story by Anton Chekhov, this film by renowned director Sergei Bonderchuk basks in the vast and visually magnificent qualities of life on the steppes of southern Russia in the era before the Russian Revolution. The story revolves around the journey of a wagon train bearing materials from the countryside to the marketplace. Riding along with the wagon train in carriages are an Orthodox priest and a trader carrying his nephew Yegorushka into town to receive some schooling.
Director: Sergey Bondarchuk
Writers: Sergey Bondarchuk, Anton Chekhov (novel)
Stars: Oleg Kuznetsov, Nikolay Trofimov, Vladimir Sedov
Country of origin: Soviet Union
Language: Russian
Also known as: Степь
Filming locations: Mosfilm Studios, Moscow, Russia
IMDB Profile tt0076761