Lenin in October

1937 1h 33m RU

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★6.0TMDB · 20

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Synopsis

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Commissioned by Josef Stalin to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Soviet Revolution, Lenin in October was the first of Russian director Mikhail Romm's tributes to the Marxist visionary who helped orchestrate the insurrection of October, 1917.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Boris Shchukin
Vladimir Ilich Lenin
Nikolai Okhlopkov
Vasily
Vasili Vanin
Factory Foreman Matveyev
Nikolai Arsky
Blinov, worker (as N. Arsky)
Nikolai Chaplygin
Kirilin
Vladimir Vladislavskiy
Karnayukhov (as V. Vladislavsky)
Semyon Goldshtab
Josef Stalin
Nikolai Svobodin
Rutkovsky, the Social Revolutionary

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Mikhail Romm
Writers: Aleksei Kapler
Languages: Russian
Countries: Soviet Union

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ERA

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89 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Lenin (Romm) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Mikhail Romm, shot by Boris Volchek. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Anatoliy Aleksandrov. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Tatyana Likhachyova shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Boris Shchukin and Nikolai Okhlopkov and Vasili Vanin carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0029132 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 20 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Mikhail Romm directs. Boris Volchek behind the camera. Anatoliy Aleksandrov scores. Tatyana Likhachyova cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Soviet Union. Dialogue in Russian.

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Things worth knowing

189 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Part of the "Lenin (Romm) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Mikhail Romm, shot by Boris Volchek. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Anatoliy Aleksandrov. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Tatyana Likhachyova shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Boris Shchukin and Nikolai Okhlopkov and Vasili Vanin carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0029132 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 20 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.