Introduction

A personal account of the Russian Revolution made by a journalist stationed in Petrograd in 1917,

Outline

In 1917, the starving population of Russia overthrew the Tsar and established a Government. Later that same year, with the Government proving unpopular, they too were overthrown by a Bolshevik led uprising.

Cast

• David Coburn … Self – Narrator (voice)
• Kester Lovelace … Self – with the Voice of (voice)
• Sarah Cleather … Self – with the Voice of (voice)
• David Phillips … Self – with the Voice of (voice)

Production & Filming Details

• Director(s):
  • Bernard George
• Producer(s):
  • Laurent Cohen … with the support of
  • Gilles Finchelstein … with the support of
  • Thierry Mérel … with the support of
  • Henri Nallet … with the support of
  • Lucie Pastor … executive producer
  • Fabienne Servan-Schreiber … associate producer
• Writer(s):
  • Bernard George … (commentary written by)
  • Odile Berger … (in collaboration with)
  • Olivier Wieviorka … (in collaboration with)
• Music:
  • Roberto Baccherini … (original music)
• Cinematography:
  • Jean-Louis Laforêt … (photography)
• Editor(s):
  • Joseph Licidé … (as Pierre Joseph Licidé)
  • Fabrice Salinié
• Production:
  • Cinétévé
  • France Télévisions
  • Société des Producteurs de Cinéma et de Télévision (Procirep)
  • (La Procirep – Societe des Producteurs, with the support of)
  • Agence Nationale de Gestion des Oeuvres Audiovisuelles (ANGOA) (with the support of)
  • La Fondation Jean-Jaurès (with the support of)
• Distributor(s):
  • National Geographic (United States, 2017)(TV)
  • Disney+ (United Kingdom, 2021)(VOD, video)
  • Disney+ (Singapore, 2022)(VOD, video)
• Release Date: 2017.
• Rating: Unknown.
• Running Time: 44 minutes.
• Country: France.
• Language: English.

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