Movielogr
History Lesson (1957)
Directed by Lev Arnshtam
Overview
In 1933 Berlin, Bulgarian communist Georgi Dimitrov is caught up in the Reichstag fire trials when Nazis seek to frame communists. Despite orchestrated provocations and mass repression, Dimitrov’s defiant courtroom defense exposes the baseless charges, forcing his acquittal and securing him political asylum in the Soviet Union.
Length 86 minutes
Actors
Stefan Savov | Tzvetana Arnaudova | Ivan Tonev | Gennadi Yudin | Borya Burlyaev | Apollon Yachnitskiy | Yuri Averin | Pyotr Berezov | Encho Tagarov | Nikolai Volkov St. | Georgi Kaloyanchev | Jānis Osis | Nikolai Solovyov | Andrey Fayt | Velta Line | Evgeniy Kuznetsov | Kārlis Trencis | Evgeniy Teterin