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.

Release Date

May 18, 1982

Status

Released

Original Title

20 декабря

Runtime

4h 36min

Budget

Revenue

Language

Russian

Production Companies

LenfilmGosteleradio USSR