A Trip Without a Load (1963)
Based on the story of the same name by Sergei Antonov. The young journalist of the central newspaper Sirotkin came to the Siberian timber industry to write an essay about the glorious driver Khromov. But soon Sirotkin’s inquiring mind calculated the trick of Khromov, who, noting one kilometer in the vouchers, traveled a short route he knew only, draining the remaining gasoline from the curbside. Having revealed yet another fraud, in which the director was also involved, Sirotkin realized that he would not write an essay, but that he would be lucky with materials for the trial. This was announced by the authorities of the timber industry. Khromov himself took the journalist on the return trip...
Director: Vladimir Vengerov
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 89 min
Release Date: February 11, 1963
Cast
- Georgiy Yumatov - Nikolai Khromov
- Aleksandr Demyanenko - Sirotkin
- Tamara Syomina - Arina
- Anatoliy Papanov - Akim Sevastyanovich
- German Kachin - Viktor
- Svetlana Kharitonova - Tonya
- Boris Chirkov - granddad at the airfield
- Nikolai Kryukov - Volkov (uncredited)
- Irina Gubanova - health resort's doctor (uncredited)
- Nikolay Kuzmin - driver (uncredited)
Screenplay
- Sergei Antonov (Story)
- Sergei Antonov
- Svetlana Ponomarenko (Script Editor)
Music: Isaac Schwarts
Cinematography: Genrikh Marandzhyan
Editing: Stera Gorakova
Production: Lenfilm
Country: Soviet Union
Language: Pусский
Original Language: ru
More Films by Director: Vladimir Vengerov
More Films in Genre: Drama
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is A Trip Without a Load about?
- Based on the story of the same name by Sergei Antonov. The young journalist of the central newspaper Sirotkin came to the Siberian timber industry to write an essay about the glorious driver Khromov. But soon Sirotkin’s inquiring mind calculated the trick of Khromov, who, noting one kilometer in the vouchers, traveled a short route he knew only, draining the remaining gasoline from the curbside. Having revealed yet another fraud, in which the director was also involved, Sirotkin realized that he would not write an essay, but that he would be lucky with materials for the trial. This was announced by the authorities of the timber industry. Khromov himself took the journalist on the return trip...
- Who directed A Trip Without a Load?
- A Trip Without a Load was directed by Vladimir Vengerov.
- Who stars in A Trip Without a Load?
- A Trip Without a Load stars Georgiy Yumatov, Aleksandr Demyanenko, Tamara Syomina, Anatoliy Papanov, German Kachin, Svetlana Kharitonova.
- How long is A Trip Without a Load?
- A Trip Without a Load has a runtime of 1h 29m (89 minutes).
- What genre is A Trip Without a Load?
- A Trip Without a Load is a Drama film.
- Where was A Trip Without a Load produced?
- A Trip Without a Load was produced in Soviet Union.