''Lenin in October'' (russian: Ленин в Октябре, Lenin v oktyabre) is a 1937 Soviet

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directed by Mikhail Romm and Dmitri Vasilyev and starring

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, Nikolay Okhlopkov and Vasili Vanin.Rollberg p.499 Made as a Soviet-realist propaganda work by the GOSKINO at the

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studio, it portrays the activities of

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at the time of the

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. All

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scenes were expunged from the film for its reissue in 1958. The movie was followed by ''

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'', which was made two years later.

Cast

Vladimir Lenin Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov. ( 1870 – 21 January 1924), better known as Vladimir Lenin,. was a Russian revolutionary, politician, and political theorist. He served as the first and founding head of government of Soviet Russia from 1917 to 1 ...

* Nikolay Okhlopkov as Vasily, bolshevik and Lenin's bodyguard * Vasili Vanin as Matveyev, bolshevik * Vladimir Pokrovsky as Felix Dzerzhinsky *Nikolai Arsky as Blinov, worker *Yelena Shatrova as Anna Mikhailovna *Klavdiya Korobova as Natasha, Vasily's wife *

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as Valerian Rutkovsky, the Social Revolutionary * Viktor Ganshin as Zhukov, the Menshevik *Vladimir Vladislavsky as Karnaukhov *Aleksandr Kovalevsky as

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*Nikolai Sokolov as

Mikhail Rodzianko Mikhail Vladimirovich Rodzianko (russian: Михаи́л Влади́мирович Родзя́нко; uk, Михайло Володимирович Родзянко; 21 February 1859, Yekaterinoslav Governorate – 24 January 1924, Beod ...

*Nikolai Chaplygin as Kirilin * Ivan Lagutin as Filimonov * Semyon Goldshtab as

Joseph Stalin Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin (born Ioseb Besarionis dze Jughashvili; – 5 March 1953) was a Georgian revolutionary and Soviet political leader who led the Soviet Union from 1924 until his death in 1953. He held power as General Secretar ...

(in the first version of movie) *

Sergei Tsenin Sergei Sergeyevich Tsenin (russian: link=no, Сергей Сергеевич Ценин) was a Soviet and Russian actor and director. Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1935). Selected filmography * 1930 — '' St. Jorgen's Day'' *1936 — '' Party ...

as Pavel Malyantovich (uncredited) *

Anatoli Papanov Anatoli Dmitrievich Papanov (russian: Анатолий Дмитриевич Папанов, links=https://ru.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Папанов,_Анатолий_Дмитриевич, translit=Anatoliy Dmitriyevich Papanov, label=; 31 October 1 ...

as worker (uncredited)

Production

Stalin wanted a film that showed the October Revolution and the men responsible for it, just in time for its twentieth anniversary. As soon as Alexei Kapler's scenario was approved by the highest authorities, ''Lenin in October'' was put into production on August 10th, already late in the year. The only director available was Mikhail Romm. ''Lenin in October'' was ready for release on November 7th, only three months after the shooting commenced.

References

Bibliography

* Rollberg, Peter. ''Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema''. Scarecrow Press, 2008.

External links

* 1937 drama films 1937 films 1930s biographical drama films 1930s Russian-language films Russian Revolution films Biographical films about Vladimir Lenin Cultural depictions of Joseph Stalin Films directed by Mikhail Romm Films directed by Dmitri Vasilyev Films set in 1917 Russian biographical drama films Russian black-and-white films Soviet biographical drama films Soviet black-and-white films Soviet revolutionary propaganda films Mosfilm films {{bio-film-stub