TV movie based on the essay by M. Gorky "VI Lenin". In the winter evening of 1920 VI Lenin (Boris Smirnov) met at the apartment of E.P.Peshkova with A.M.Gorky. In the "burzhuika" smoking raw wood. It's cold. And the two thinkers have a heartfelt conversation about the future of Russia. Lenin seems to continue his argument with H.G. Wells. He talks about the role of the artist in the life of society, about his place in the struggle for the future. Gorky is visited by pianist Isaiah Dobrovein. Lenin listens to his performance of Chopin, and then Beethoven's "Appassionata"; he is captivated by the power of Beethoven's genius. An automobile rushes through the night Moscow. Lenin is in the car. Beethoven's music is sounding. On the screen is the Kremlin. The banner of the revolution is splashing over the building of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR.
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Boris Smirnov
Vladimir Lenin
Known for
War and Peace
Vladimir Yemelyanov
Maxim Gorky
Also in
Come Here, Mukhtar!
Ugryum-River
Daria Peshkova
Ekaterina Peshkova
Also in
The Golden Depths
The Last Moons
Rudolph Kerer
pianist
Mark Bernes
Gil, Lenin’s driver
Also in
Two Soldiers
Case No. 306
Tanya Novichkova
Tanya
No other roles listed
Yuri Vyshinsky Director · Mikhail Ancharov Writer D. Afinogenova Writer
First release June 18, 1963 · Produced in Russia · Original title Аппассионата
Production
Mosfilm
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Russia
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Original title
Аппассионата
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Russian
Release dates
Russia · June 18, 1963
TV
No release date listed for United States.
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