The Great Dawn (1938)
In 1917, the people of the Russian Empire are no longer willing to fight Germany, but the bourgeois government of Alexander Kerensky is unwilling to defy its imperialist allies and stop the war. Only Vladimir Lenin's Bolshevik Party is resolute in calling for peace. In the front, the soldiers of one battalion elect three delegates to travel to St. Petersburg with donations the troops collected for the Pravda newspaper: Gudushauri, Panasiuk and Ershov. The three arrive in the capital and describe the horrendous conditions in which the soldiers live to Joseph Stalin, Lenin's trusted aid and colleague. They join the Bolsheviks and take part in the storming of the Winter Palace, led by Stalin and Lenin. Stalin announces that the great dawn of revolution has broken.
Cast
- Konstantin Myuffke - V. I. Lenin
- Mikhail Gelovani - Josef Stalin
- B. Poltavtsev - Sverdlov
- Spartak Bagashvili - Giorgi Gudushauri
- Tamara Makarova - Nurse Svetlana
- Anna Smirnova - Svetlana's Mother
- Vasiliy Matov - Ershov
- Dmitri Ivanov - Panasiuk
- Georgi Sagaradze - Tsereteli (as G. Sagaradze)
- Mikhail Chikhladze - Col. Mikeladze
Screenplay
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is The Great Dawn about?
- In 1917, the people of the Russian Empire are no longer willing to fight Germany, but the bourgeois government of Alexander Kerensky is unwilling to defy its imperialist allies and stop the war. Only Vladimir Lenin's Bolshevik Party is resolute in calling for peace. In the front, the soldiers of one battalion elect three delegates to travel to St. Petersburg with donations the troops collected for the Pravda newspaper: Gudushauri, Panasiuk and Ershov. The three arrive in the capital and describe the horrendous conditions in which the soldiers live to Joseph Stalin, Lenin's trusted aid and colleague. They join the Bolsheviks and take part in the storming of the Winter Palace, led by Stalin and Lenin. Stalin announces that the great dawn of revolution has broken.
- Who directed The Great Dawn?
- The Great Dawn was directed by Mikheil Chiaureli.
- Who stars in The Great Dawn?
- The Great Dawn stars Konstantin Myuffke, Mikhail Gelovani, B. Poltavtsev, Spartak Bagashvili, Tamara Makarova, Anna Smirnova.
- How long is The Great Dawn?
- The Great Dawn has a runtime of 1h 13m (73 minutes).
- What genre is The Great Dawn?
- The Great Dawn is a Drama, War film.
- Where was The Great Dawn produced?
- The Great Dawn was produced in Soviet Union.