The Telegraph Route

1994-11-30

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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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.

Released

1994-11-30

Runtime

116

Director

Liliane de Kermadec

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Comedy

Drama

Language

Français

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Cinébravo

France 2 Cinéma

The Telegraph Route

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Elena Safonova

Christopher Chaplin

Mylène Demongeot

Miki Manojlović

Cong Shan

Jean-Yves Gautier

Rémy Roubakha

Alexandre Arbatt

Aleksandr Belyavskiy

Boris Bystrov