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Russia 1917: Countdown to Revolution 2017 Directed by Renny Bartlett

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.

Production Country United Kingdom
Language English
Spoken Language English
Gneres Documentary , History
Production Companies BBC , Oxford Film and Television
Release Date 10 October 2017
60 mins
Cast
Juliet Stevenson
Juliet Stevenson Self - 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 Self - Writer
Orlando Figes
Orlando Figes Self - Writer
Simon Sebag-Montefiore
Simon Sebag-Montefiore Self - Writer
China Miéville
China Miéville Self - Writer
Martin Amis
Martin Amis Self - Writer
Bridget Kendall
Bridget Kendall Self - Journalist
Victor Sebestyen
Victor Sebestyen Self - Writer
Vladimir Lenin
Vladimir Lenin Self - Politician (archive footage)
Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Putin Self - Politician (archive footage)
Tariq Ali
Tariq Ali Self - Writer
Crew
Director
Renny Bartlett
Renny Bartlett
Producers
Charlotte Sacher
Charlotte Sacher
Renny Bartlett
Renny Bartlett
Executive Producers
Susan Jones
Susan Jones
Nicholas Kent
Nicholas Kent
Abigail Priddle
Abigail Priddle
Cinematography
James Swift
James Swift
Composer
John E.R. Hardy
John E.R. Hardy
Editor
Graeme Dawson
Graeme Dawson
Production Design
Erik Rehl
Erik Rehl
Costume Design
Heidi Miller
Heidi Miller
Makeup Artist
Jutta Russell
Jutta Russell
Casting
Simone Pereira Hind
Simone Pereira Hind