Lenin’s Russia

Synopsis

Uses film from the Pathè archive showing Russia in the years before, during, and after the Revolution, ending with Lenin’s funeral in 1924, but the sequences are used not to tell the historical story of the period, but to raise questions about the way in which newsreel film can provide useful historical evidence.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Film; Film. 16mm. sd. b&w. 18 min.

Technical information

Black-and-white / Sound

Year of production

1971

Availability

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION

Subjects

History

Keywords

Lenin, Vladimir Ilyich (1870-1924); Russian revolution; Soviet Union

Credits

Producer

Richard Dunn

Writer

Christopher Griffin-Beale

Distribution Formats

Type

Film

Format

16mm

Production Company

Name

EMI Special Films Unit

Distributor

Name

Viscom Film & Video Library

Notes

Closed down 30 Jun 1993. See Education Distribution Service (formerly Barry Wiles)