The Barber of Siberia

A 19th-century steam-powered sales pitch heads east only to stall on matters of the heart. Douglas arrives in Siberia with Jane to hawk an improbable logging machine while she navigates competing suitors. The film steams ahead like its woodchip dreams—just not always in the right direction.

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Nikita Mikhalkov directed The Barber of Siberia in 1998. See Nikita Mikhalkov's full filmography, where to start with Nikita Mikhalkov, or where to go after you've seen everything by Nikita Mikhalkov.

The Barber of Siberia was released in 1998 (RU original-language production), with a runtime of 180 minutes.