In the Name of the Revolution
Именем революции
Synopsis
1918. After the death of the mother, the father decides to take the children to Moscow to see a distant relative. On the way, the guys experience a raid by a White Guard gang on a train, the death of their father, and meet the homeless child Yashka, who brings a plan to Lenin - how to destroy all the bourgeoisie and all the counter-propaganda in one day. The boys become involved in revolutionary events, and ahead is Moscow, a chance meeting and conversation with Lenin and Dzerzhinsky, the fight against counter-revolution...
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Boris Smirnov
Vladimir Ilyich Lenin
Anatoliy Romashin
Feliks Dzerzhinskiy
Aleksey Batenin
Petyka
Rafik Sabirov
Vaska
Vladimir Borisychev
Yaska
Aleksei Alekseyev
Vladimir Dmitrievich Bonch-Bruevich
Valeriy Denisov
Senya Kogan
Bella Manyakina
Tonya Golubeva
Larisa Gordeichik
Zhenya
Pavel Ivanov
Valeri Golovnenkov
Mikhail Gluzskiy
Boris Bityukov
Sergei Desnitsky
Lidiya Smirnova
Pyotr Lyubeshkin
Mariya Andrianova
Evgeniy Vasilev
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Genrikh Gabay
- Screenplay & Story
- Mikhail Shatrov, Yuriy Timofeyev, Evgeniy Agranovich, M. Lisyanskiy, V. Loginov, Aida Repina
- Original Score
- Mikhail Chulaki
- Original Title
- Именем революции
- Country of Origin
- Soviet Union
- Spoken Languages
- Russian
- Runtime
- 1h 10m
- Production Studios
- Mosfilm
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Genrikh Gabay
Mikhail Shatrov, Yuriy Timofeyev, Evgeniy Agranovich, M. Lisyanskiy, V. Loginov, Aida Repina
Mikhail Chulaki
Sergey Zaytsev
Tatyana Zinchuk
Lev Kushelevich
Department Leadership Roster
Genrikh Gabay
Director
Mikhail Shatrov
Writer
Yuriy Timofeyev
Writer
Mikhail Chulaki
Original Music Composer
Sergey Zaytsev
Director of Photography
Tatyana Zinchuk
Editor
Feliks Yasyukevich
Production Design
Anna Martinson
Costume Design
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What is In the Name of the Revolution about?
1918. After the death of the mother, the father decides to take the children to Moscow to see a distant relative. On the way, the guys experience a raid by a White Guard gang on a train, the death of their father, and meet the homeless child Yashka, who brings a plan to Lenin - how to destroy all the bourgeoisie and all the counter-propaganda in one day. The boys become involved in revolutionary events, and ahead is Moscow, a chance meeting and conversation with Lenin and Dzerzhinsky, the fight against counter-revolution...
Who directed In the Name of the Revolution?
In the Name of the Revolution was directed by Genrikh Gabay.
Who stars in In the Name of the Revolution?
The principal cast of In the Name of the Revolution includes Boris Smirnov, Anatoliy Romashin, Aleksey Batenin, Rafik Sabirov, Vladimir Borisychev.
When was In the Name of the Revolution released and how long is it?
In the Name of the Revolution was released in 1964 with a total runtime of 1h 10m.
Who composed the musical score for In the Name of the Revolution?
The original motion picture soundtrack for In the Name of the Revolution was composed by Mikhail Chulaki.