La Piste du Telegraphe (1995)
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. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Yelena Safonova, Christopher Chaplin, (more)
- Director(s):
- Liliane de Kermadec, Gerard Gregory, (more)
Synopsis of La Piste du Telegraphe
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. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
Complete Cast of La Piste du Telegraphe
- Yelena Safonova - Lisa Alling
- Cong Shan - Shan
- Alexandre Arbatt
- Jean-Yves Gautier
- Alexandre Lekov
- Christopher Chaplin - John
- Miki Manojlovic - Carlo
- Mylène Demongeot - Muriel
- Sergei Chnyrev
- Remy Roubakha
- Director(s):
- Liliane de Kermadec, Gerard Gregory
- Writer(s):
- Liliane de Kermadec
- Producer(s):
- Patrick Dumont, Ismail Soliman Taghi-Zadeh, Liliane de Kermadec
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