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Albert Maysles' visual diary of the faces and places encountered along a cross country motorscooter ride through the Soviet Union in the late 1950s.

Released

1957-01-01
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n/a
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n/a
Runtime

33mins
Genre

Documentary
Status

Released
Language
Production

Maysles Films

Crew

Albert Maysles

Director

Albert Maysles

Producer

Keywords:

soviet union road trip motorcycle scooter

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