Lenin in 1918

1939 2h 10m RU

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★5.2TMDB · 16

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Synopsis

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Historical-revolutionary film about Lenin’s activities in the first years after the Great October Revolution in Russia.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Boris Shchukin
Vladimir Lenin
Nikolai Okhlopkov
Vasili, Lenin's protege
Aleksandr Shatov
Konstantinov, conspirator chieftain
Vasiliy Markov
Feliks Edmundovich Dzerjinsky
Vasili Vanin
Kremlin Commandant Mateyev
Nikolai Cherkasov
Maksim Gorky
Leonid Lyubashevsky
Yakov Mikhailovich Sverdlov
Vladimir Solovyov
Sintsov, a spy

Credits

Behind the camera

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

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ERA

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87 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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2 / 8

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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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

CAST

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Boris Shchukin and Nikolai Okhlopkov and Aleksandr Shatov carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0031564 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 16 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. Nikolai Kryukov scores. Yevgeniya Abdirkina cuts. Produced in Soviet Union. Dialogue in Russian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

187 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 Nikolai Kryukov. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Yevgeniya Abdirkina 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 Aleksandr Shatov carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0031564 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 16 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.