''Lenin in 1918'' (russian: Ленин в 1918 году, ''Lenin v 1918 godu'') is a Soviet biographical drama film released in 1939. It gives the background of the

Russian Civil War , date = October Revolution, 7 November 1917 – Yakut revolt, 16 June 1923{{Efn, The main phase ended on 25 October 1922. Revolt against the Bolsheviks continued Basmachi movement, in Central Asia and Tungus Republic, the Far East th ...

after the

October Revolution The October Revolution,. officially known as the Great October Socialist Revolution. in the Soviet Union, also known as the Bolshevik Revolution, was a revolution in Russia led by the Bolshevik Party of Vladimir Lenin that was a key moment ...

. The film was directed by Mikhail Romm with E. Aron and I. Simkov as co-directors. The script was written by

Aleksei Kapler Aleksei (born Lazar) Yakovlevich Kapler (also Alexei, russian: link=no, Алексей (born Лазарь) Яковлевич Каплер; 28 September 1903 – 11 September 1979) was a prominent Soviet filmmaker, screenwriter, actor and writer. ...

together with Taisiya Zlatogorova.

Cast

Boris Shchukin Boris Vasilyevich Shchukin (russian: Бори́с Васи́льевич Щу́кин) (, Moscow — 7 October 1939, Moscow) was a Russian and Soviet actor, theater director and pedagogue. In 1936, Shchukin was among the first group of recipients ...

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 19 ...

Mikheil Gelovani Mikheil Gelovani ( ka, მიხეილ გელოვანი, Russified as Михаи́л Гео́ргиевич Гелова́ни, ''Mikhail Georgievich Gelovani''; – 21 December 1956) was a Soviet and Georgian actor, known for his n ...

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 ...

(removed from cut version) *

Nikolay Bogolyubov Nikolay Nikolayevich Bogolyubov (russian: Никола́й Никола́евич Боголю́бов; 21 August 1909 – 13 February 1992), also transliterated as Bogoliubov and Bogolubov, was a Soviet and Russian mathematician and theoretic ...

Kliment Voroshilov Kliment Yefremovich Voroshilov (, uk, Климент Охрімович Ворошилов, ''Klyment Okhrimovyč Vorošylov''), popularly known as Klim Voroshilov (russian: link=no, Клим Вороши́лов, ''Klim Vorošilov''; 4 Februa ...

Nikolay Cherkasov Nikolay Konstantinovich Cherkasov (russian: Никола́й Константи́нович Черка́сов; 14 September 1966) was a Soviet and Russian actor. People's Artist of the USSR (1947). Career He was born in Saint Petersburg (lat ...

Maxim Gorky Alexei Maximovich Peshkov (russian: link=no, Алексе́й Макси́мович Пешко́в; – 18 June 1936), popularly known as Maxim Gorky (russian: Макси́м Го́рький, link=no), was a Russian writer and social ...

* Vasily Markov as

Felix Dzerzhinsky Felix Edmundovich Dzerzhinsky ( pl, Feliks Dzierżyński ; russian: Фе́ликс Эдму́ндович Дзержи́нский; – 20 July 1926), nicknamed "Iron Felix", was a Bolshevik revolutionary and official, born into Poland, Polish n ...

Leonid Lyubashevsky Leonid (russian: Леонид ; uk, Леонід ; be, Леанід, Ljeaníd ) is a Slavic languages, Slavic version of the given name Leonidas I, Leonidas. The French language, French version is Leonide. People with the name include: *Leonid ...

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*Zoya Dobina as Nadezhda Krupskaya *

Nikolay Okhlopkov Nikolay Pavlovich Okhlopkov (russian: Никола́й Па́влович Охло́пков; 15 May 1900, in Irkutsk – 8 January 1967, in Moscow), was a Soviet and Russian actor and theatre director who patterned his work after Meyerhold. Pat ...

as comrade Vasily, Lenin's assistant and bodyguard *Klavdiya Korobova as Natalya, Vasily's wife * Vasili Vanin as Kremlin commandant Matveyev * Yelena Muzil as Yevdokiya Ivanovna, Lenin's housekeeper *

Iosif Tolchanov Iosif Tolchanov (russian: link=no, Иосиф Толчанов) was a Soviet actor. Honored Artist of the USSR (1962). Biography Iosif was born on 11 May 1891 in Moscow. From 1911 to 1914 he studied at the University of Liège in France, afte ...

as Andrei Fyodorovich, physician * Aleksandr Khokhlov as professor *

Dmitry Orlov Dmitry Orlov may refer to: * Dmitry Orlov (banker) (1943–2014), Russian banker * Dmitry Orlov (ice hockey) (born 1991), Russian professional ice hockey player * Dmitry Orlov (writer) (born 1962), Russian-American engineer and a writer * Dmitri ...

as Stepan Ivanovich Korobov, old St. Petersburg proletarian *Serafim Kozminsky as Bobylyov, Lenin's assistant *

Nikolai Plotnikov Nikolai Sergeyevich Plotnikov (russian: Николай Сергеевич Пло́тников; 5 November 1897 – 3 February 1979) was a Soviet film actor. He appeared in the 1949 biopic ''Ivan Pavlov''. Selected filmography * ''Dawn of Paris'' ...

as kulak from Tambov Governorate *

Nikolai Svobodin Nikolai Svobodin (20 May 1898 - 20 September 1965) was a Soviet actor of the Socialist realism genre. He was born in village Uzmore, Novouzensk uyezd, Samara Governorate, Russian Empire (modern-day Engelssky District, Saratov Oblast, Russia) as N ...

as Valerian Rutkovsky, socialist revolutionary *Viktor Tretyakov as Ivan Grigoryevich Novikov, socialist revolutionary * Natalya Yefron as

Fanny Kaplan Fanny Efimovna Kaplan (russian: Фа́нни Ефи́мовна Капла́н, links=no; real name Feiga Haimovna Roytblat, ; February 10, 1890 – September 3, 1918) was a Ukrainian Jewish woman, Socialist-Revolutionary, and early Soviet dissi ...

Aleksandr Shatov Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Al ...

as Konstantinov, counter-revolutionary conspiracy organizer * Vladimir Solovyov as Sintsov, chekist-traitor * Sergei Antimonov as Polyakov (uncredited) *

Viktor Kulakov The name Victor or Viktor may refer to: * Victor (name), including a list of people with the given name, mononym, or surname Arts and entertainment Film * ''Victor'' (1951 film), a French drama film * ''Victor'' (1993 film), a French shor ...

as Nikolai Bukharin (uncut version, uncredited) *

Rostislav Plyatt Rostislav Yanovich Plyatt (russian: Ростислав Янович Плятт; — 30 June 1989) was a Soviet and Russian stage and film actor. He was named People's Artist of the USSR in 1961 and awarded the USSR State Prize in 1982. Biograph ...

as military expert (uncut version, uncredited) *Georgy Bogatov as

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(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 episode (uncredited)

Production

The shooting started on August 10, 1938 and lasted for eighty-seven days. Shchukin never saw Lenin in real life, but he did intense research, immersing himself in everything related to him. During the production of ''Lenin in 1918'', Boris Shchukin constantly suffered from ill health. Exactly six months after his appearance in the film and while a sequel was being developed Shchukin died.

References

External links

* 1939 drama films 1939 films 1930s biographical drama films 1930s Russian-language films Russian Civil War films Biographical films about Vladimir Lenin Cultural depictions of Joseph Stalin Films directed by Mikhail Romm Films set in 1918 Mosfilm films Russian biographical drama films Russian black-and-white films Soviet biographical drama films Soviet black-and-white films {{bio-film-stub