The Last Bolshevik

2h 1m
DocumentaryHistory
7.6

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.

Cast

Aleksandr Medvedkin
Self (archive footage)
Nikolai Izvolov
Self - Russian film historian
Léonor Graser
Dinosaur girl
Yuli Raizman
Self
Antonina Pirojkova
Self
Jean-Claude Dauphin
Self (voice)
Michael Pennington
Self (voice: English version)

Crew

Chris Marker
Director, Writer, Editor, Director of Photography
Michael Kustow
Producer

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