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Russia 1917: Countdown to Revolution

2017 · Movie · 59 min

5.3(1)unSUB Rating

DocumentaryHistory

The Russian Revolution is one of the most pivotal events in 20th century history. Lenin, Trotsky and Stalin emerged to change Russian rule, Russian politics and begin the birth of the Soviet Union. In this Russian revolution documentary, Martin Amis and others discuss a pivotal year in Russian history when communism and the USSR was established and how it influenced decades to come.

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Details
Years
2017
Release date
2017-10-10
Language
English
Runtime
59 min
TMDB rating (input)
3.0/10 (1 votes)

Themes

  • world war i
  • docudrama
  • russian revolution (1917)
  • rise to power
  • russian history
  • communism
  • imperial russia
  • 1910s
  • leninism
  • bolshevism
  • soviet union history
  • lenin
  • +1 more

Cast & crew

  • Juliet Stevenson

    Juliet Stevenson

    as Self - Narrator (voice)

  • Nicholas Asbury

    Nicholas Asbury

    as Vladimir Lenin

  • Milo Twomey

    Milo Twomey

    as Leon Trotsky

  • NC

    Nicholas Cowell

    as Joseph Stalin

  • Jonny McPherson

    Jonny McPherson

    as Alexander Kerensky

  • HR

    Helen Rappaport

    as Self - Writer

  • OF

    Orlando Figes

    as Self - Writer

  • Simon Sebag-Montefiore

    Simon Sebag-Montefiore

    as Self - Writer

  • CM

    China Miéville

    as Self - Writer

  • Martin Amis

    Martin Amis

    as Self - Writer

Directed by Renny Bartlett