The Telegraph Route

The Telegraph Route — Plot

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.

• Release date
• November 30, 1994
• Runtime
• 116 min
• Genres
• Comedy, Drama
• Director
• Liliane de Kermadec

The Telegraph Route — Cast

Elena Safonova Lisa Alling Christopher Chaplin John Mylène Demongeot Muriel Predrag 'Miki' Manojlović Carlo Cong Shan Shan Jean-Yves Gautier Pilot Rémy Roubakha Billy Alexandre Arbat