December 20th
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.
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- Cast
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December 20th
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
May 18, 1982
Runtime
4h 36m
Genres
History, Drama
User Score
46%
Original Title
20 декабря
Production Companies
Lenfilm, Gosteleradio USSR
Director
Grigori Nikulin
Description
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.