Lenin in October

Lenin in October (1937)

Ленин в Октябре

Commissioned by Josef Stalin to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Soviet Revolution, Lenin in October was the first of Russian director Mikhail Romm's tributes to the Marxist visionary who helped orchestrate the insurrection of October, 1917.

Date of release
1937-11-07
TMDB
6.0 / 10 (20)
Runtime
1h 33m
Genres
Drama, History
Director
Mikhail Romm
Collection
Lenin (Romm) Collection

Casting

Interesting facts

Lenin in October is a 1937 Soviet biographical drama film directed by Mikhail Romm and Dmitri Vasilyev and starring Boris Shchukin, Nikolay Okhlopkov and Vasili Vanin. Made as a Soviet-realist propaganda work by the GOSKINO at the Mosfilm studio, it portrays the activities of Lenin at the time of the October Revolution. All Stalin scenes were expunged from the film for its reissue in 1958 as a result of de-stalinisation.

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 10 August, already late in the year. The only director available was Mikhail Romm. Lenin in October was ready for release on 7 November, only three months after the shooting commenced.

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