Watch History Lesson (1957) Official Trailer
7.5 / 10 IMDb February 26, 1957 1h 26m
In 1933 Berlin, Bulgarian communist Georgi Dimitrov is caught up in the Reichstag fire trials when Nazis seek to frame communists. Despite orchestrated provocations and mass repression, Dimitrov’s defiant courtroom defense exposes the baseless charges, forcing his acquittal and securing him political asylum in the Soviet Union.
Director
Runtime
1h 26m
Release Date
February 26, 1957
Genre
Drama, War
Status
Released
Languages
Bulgarian, Russian
Country
Bulgaria, Soviet Union
Producers
Cast
Stefan Savov
as Georgi Dimitrov
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Tzvetana Arnaudova
as Paraskeva Dimitrova
Ivan Tonev
as Stefcho
Gennadi Yudin
as Henrih Lange
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Borya Burlyaev
as Vili Lange
Apollon Yachnitskiy
as Hitler
Yuri Averin
as Gyoring
Pyotr Beryozov
as Himler
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Encho Tagarov
as Gyobels
Nikolai Volkov St.
as Heldorf
Georgi Kaloyanchev
as Van der Lyube
Jānis Osis
as Chairman of the Byunger
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Nikolai Solovyov
as investigator Fogt
Andrey Fayt
as defender Zack
Velta Līne
as Ilza Lange
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Evgeniy Kuznetsov
as Prosecutor Werner
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Karlis Trencis
Yevgeni Teterin
as Max, undergrounder
Vladimir Makhov
Sergei Vecheslov
as Tiherty
Production Companies
Boyana Film
Bulgarofilm
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