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Russia 1917: Countdown to Revolution
3.0 / 10• 2017• 1h 0m•NR• English
DocumentaryHistory
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Juliet Stevenson
Self - Narrator (voice)
Lead
Nicholas Asbury
Vladimir Lenin
Milo Twomey
Leon Trotsky
NC
Nicholas Cowell
Joseph Stalin
Jonny McPherson
Alexander Kerensky
HR
Helen Rappaport
Self - Writer
OF
Orlando Figes
Self - Writer
Simon Sebag-Montefiore
Self - Writer
What People Are Saying
2.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Renny Bartlett's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Russia 1917: Countdown to Revolution is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
