Watch Russia 1917: Countdown to Revolution (2017) Official Trailer
3 / 10 IMDb October 10, 2017 1h 0m
Russia, 1917. After the abdication of Czar Nicholas II Romanov, the struggle for power confronts allies, enemies, factions and ideas; a ruthless battle between democracy and authoritarianism that will end with the takeover of the government by Vladimir Lenin and the Bolsheviks.
Director
Runtime
1h 0m
Release Date
October 10, 2017
Genre
Documentary, History
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
United Kingdom
Cast
Juliet Stevenson
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Nicholas Asbury
as Vladimir Lenin
Milo Twomey
as Leon Trotsky
No photo
Nicholas Cowell
as Joseph Stalin
Jonny McPherson
as Alexander Kerensky
No photo
Helen Rappaport
as Self - Writer
No photo
Orlando Figes
as Self - Writer
Simon Sebag-Montefiore
as Self - Writer
No photo
China Miéville
as Self - Writer
Martin Amis
as Self - Writer
Bridget Kendall
as Self - Journalist
Victor Sebestyen
as Self - Writer
Vladimir Lenin
as Self - Politician (archive footage)
Vladimir Putin
as Self - Politician (archive footage)
Tariq Ali
as Self - Writer
Production Companies
BBC
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