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Russia 1917: Countdown to Revolution (2017)

Genre : Documentary, History, TV Movie

Runtime : 1H 0M

Director : Renny Bartlett

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Juliet Stevenson
Juliet Stevenson
Herself - Narrator (voice)
Nicholas Asbury
Nicholas Asbury
Vladimir Lenin
Milo Twomey
Milo Twomey
Leon Trotsky
Nicholas Cowell
Nicholas Cowell
Joseph Stalin
Jonny McPherson
Jonny McPherson
Alexander Kerensky
Helen Rappaport
Helen Rappaport
Herself - Writer
Orlando Figes
Orlando Figes
Himself - Writer
Simon Sebag-Montefiore
Simon Sebag-Montefiore
Himself - Writer
China Miéville
China Miéville
Himself - Writer
Martin Amis
Martin Amis
Himself - Writer
Bridget Kendall
Bridget Kendall
Herself - Journalist
Victor Sebestyen
Victor Sebestyen
Himself - Writer
Vladimir Lenin
Vladimir Lenin
Himself - Politician (archive footage)
Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Putin
Himself - Politician (archive footage)
Tariq Ali
Tariq Ali
Himself - Writer

Crews

Susan Jones
Susan Jones
Executive Producer
Nicholas Kent
Nicholas Kent
Executive Producer
Charlotte Sacher
Charlotte Sacher
Producer
James Swift
James Swift
Director of Photography
Heidi Miller
Heidi Miller
Costume Designer
Renny Bartlett
Renny Bartlett
Director
David Runciman
David Runciman
Sound Recordist
Jutta Russell
Jutta Russell
Makeup Designer
Simone Ireland
Simone Ireland
Casting Director
Erik Rehl
Erik Rehl
Production Design
Abigail Priddle
Abigail Priddle
Executive Producer
Graeme Dawson
Graeme Dawson
Editor
Renny Bartlett
Renny Bartlett
Producer
John E. R. Hardy
John E. R. Hardy
Original Music Composer

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