December 20th (1982)
Set in December of 1917 after the Bolshevik revolution in Russia. Lenin and the communists are making every effort to strengthen their power. Lenin appoints Felix Dzerzhinsky the Commissar for Internal Affairs and the head of the All-Russian Extraordinary Commission for Combating Counter-Revolution and Sabotage (CheKa). It became the predecessor of GPU and KGB.
Director: Grigori Nikulin
Genre: History, Drama, TV Movie
Runtime: 276 min
Release Date: May 18, 1982
Cast
- Kirill Lavrov - Lenin
- Mikhail Kozakov - Dzerzhinsky
- Andrei Tolubeyev - Latsis
- Emmanuil Vitorgan - Lazarev
- Anatoliy Rudakov - Gus
- Oleg Palmov - Горошин сообщник
- Sergey Pizhel
- Igor Komarov
- Lev Zhukov
- Aleksandr Parra
Screenplay
- Yulian Semyonov
- Yulian Semyonov (Novel)
Music: Viktor Lebedev
Production: Lenfilm, Gosteleradio USSR
Country: Soviet Union
Language: Pусский
Original Language: ru
Keywords
miniseries
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is December 20th about?
- Set in December of 1917 after the Bolshevik revolution in Russia. Lenin and the communists are making every effort to strengthen their power. Lenin appoints Felix Dzerzhinsky the Commissar for Internal Affairs and the head of the All-Russian Extraordinary Commission for Combating Counter-Revolution and Sabotage (CheKa). It became the predecessor of GPU and KGB.
- Who directed December 20th?
- December 20th was directed by Grigori Nikulin.
- Who stars in December 20th?
- December 20th stars Kirill Lavrov, Mikhail Kozakov, Andrei Tolubeyev, Emmanuil Vitorgan, Anatoliy Rudakov, Oleg Palmov.
- How long is December 20th?
- December 20th has a runtime of 4h 36m (276 minutes).
- What genre is December 20th?
- December 20th is a History, Drama, TV Movie film.
- Where was December 20th produced?
- December 20th was produced in Soviet Union.