December 20th

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.

Overview

Release Date
May 18, 1982
Original Title
20 декабря
Runtime
276 minutes
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Language
ru
Production Companies
Lenfilm, Gosteleradio USSR
Production Countries
Soviet Union