Film·1994·2h 1m

The Last Bolshevik

DocumentaryHistory

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.

Directed by Chris Marker

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11 credited

Aleksandr Medvedkin
Aleksandr MedvedkinSelf (archive footage)
Nikolai Izvolov
Nikolai IzvolovSelf - Russian film historian
Léonor Graser
Léonor GraserDinosaur girl
Yuli Raizman
Yuli RaizmanSelf
Antonina Pirojkova
Antonina PirojkovaSelf
Yuri Kolyada
Yuri KolyadaSelf
Costa-Gavras
Costa-Gavrasself
Joseph Stalin
Joseph Stalinself (archive footage)
Jean-Claude Dauphin
Jean-Claude DauphinSelf (voice)
Michael Pennington
Michael PenningtonSelf (voice: English version)
Chris Marker
Chris MarkerSelf (uncredited)

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