Lenin in Poland
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Fictional account of Lenin's time in Poland before the 1917 revolution. During Lenin's imprisonment in Austria, and while he struggles with the developments of the First World War and the repercussions it will have for workers and capitalists, he recollects his time in Poland. The account focuses on Lenin's stay in Poronin with his wife, mother-in-law, and their maid Oulka. It depicts his working habits and his love of walking in the mountains, as well as his relationship with Oulka whom he considers to be like a daughter. Also includes the story of Oulka's love affair with Polish shepherd Andrzej, who leaves to fight in the war. English version of the film by S. P. S. (Société Parisienne de Sonorisation). Director Yutkevich won the award for Best Director at the 1966 Cannes Film Festival. | Content warning: some distressing scenes of violence towards animals.
Credits
- Cast
- Straukh, Maksim; Lisyanskaya, Anna; Pavlycheva, Antonina; Kusmierska, Ilona; Kalczynski, Krzysztof; Fetting, Edmund; Lutkiewicz, Gustaw; Skowronski, Zbigniew; Evgeny Gabrilovich (scriptwriter); Jan Grandys (art director); Adam Walacinski (composer); Sergei Yutkevich (director); Sergei Yutkevich (scriptwriter)
Complete catalog record
Alternate title: Lenin v Pol'she | Ленин в Польше . English.
Original source: AMDigital Reference: N-507237 | Film format: 16mm Comb BW pos | Contributors: Gabrilovich, Evgeny; Yutkevich, Sergei; Laskowski, Jan; Grandys, Jan; Walacinski, Adam; Bartchak, Yuzef; Zakhorskiy, Lekh; Kruchinina, Olga; Yakovlev, Vladimir; Kensikovsky, Roman; Aleyeva, Klavdiya; Kondzela, Yanina; Travkin, Boris; Naydus, Valentina; Loginov, Vladimir. | Production Company: Mosfilm. | Production Company: Studio Poland. | Reproduction of: Ленин в Польше USSR; Poland, 1965. 16mm Comb BW pos. | The British Film Institute
Original production: [Moscow] : Mosfilm ; [Poland] : Studio Poland, 1965.
Physical description: 1 online resource (1 video file (1 hour, 36 minutes, 55 seconds)) : sound, black and white.
Subjects: Lenin, Vladimir Ilʹich, 1870-1924 -- Exile -- Poland -- Poronin -- Drama | Lenin, Vladimir Ilʹich, 1870-1924 -- Imprisonment -- Drama | Revolutionaries -- Russia -- Drama | World War, 1914-1918 -- Poland -- History -- Drama
Original source: AMDigital Reference: N-507237 | Film format: 16mm Comb BW pos | Contributors: Gabrilovich, Evgeny; Yutkevich, Sergei; Laskowski, Jan; Grandys, Jan; Walacinski, Adam; Bartchak, Yuzef; Zakhorskiy, Lekh; Kruchinina, Olga; Yakovlev, Vladimir; Kensikovsky, Roman; Aleyeva, Klavdiya; Kondzela, Yanina; Travkin, Boris; Naydus, Valentina; Loginov, Vladimir. | Production Company: Mosfilm. | Production Company: Studio Poland. | Reproduction of: Ленин в Польше USSR; Poland, 1965. 16mm Comb BW pos. | The British Film Institute
Original production: [Moscow] : Mosfilm ; [Poland] : Studio Poland, 1965.
Physical description: 1 online resource (1 video file (1 hour, 36 minutes, 55 seconds)) : sound, black and white.
Subjects: Lenin, Vladimir Ilʹich, 1870-1924 -- Exile -- Poland -- Poronin -- Drama | Lenin, Vladimir Ilʹich, 1870-1924 -- Imprisonment -- Drama | Revolutionaries -- Russia -- Drama | World War, 1914-1918 -- Poland -- History -- Drama
Sources
- UCLA Library Catalog · record ↗ — title, year, creator, format, color, sound, genre, description, credits, catalog record
Record added 2026-11-08 20:56:08