The Last Bolshevik (1994)

7.6/10 121 min Documentary History

Overview

A documentary on Soviet filmmaker Aleksandr Medvedkin, examining his tumultuous career, the rediscovery of his masterpiece Happiness, and Russia's struggles over the course of the 20th Century.

Cast

Aleksandr Medvedkin

Self (archive footage)

Nikolai Izvolov

Self - Russian film historian

Yuli Raizman

Self

Jean-Claude Dauphin

Self (voice)

Michael Pennington

Self (voice: English version)

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