Historic Russian battles to repel invaders serve as prelude to the story of events that redrew the map of Eastern Europe and parts of Asia in the 20th century. Following the turmoil of the Bolshevik Revolution, Communist Russia faces the venom of Nazi aggression. 1940's film footage reveals the harsh reality of total war, as the Red Army and Soviet civilians alike confront a brutal and tenacious enemy. The following decades are darkened by tensions between the USSR and foreign powers, and violent measures taken to silence voices of dissent. Finally, the Soviet people's yearning for a freer society leads to accelerating reforms and the ultimate dissolution of the USSR.
Ted Newsom
Director, Writer
Daniel Dorse
Narrator
Joseph Stalin
Self (archive footage)
Mikhail Gorbachev
Self (archive footage)
Boris Yeltsin
Self (archive footage)
Nikita Khrushchev
Self (archive footage)
Leonid Brezhnev
Self (archive footage)
Yuri Gagarin
Self (archive footage)
Fidel Castro
Self (archive footage)
John F. Kennedy
Self (archive footage)
A Plastic Ocean75%
Above Majestic73%
That's Entertainment!73%
Looking for Richard68%
The Captains63%
My Mom Jayne80%
The Last Waltz76%
For the Love of Spock73%
Elstree 197661%
Love, Marilyn66%
Hawking76%
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound68%
Daft Punk Unchained71%
Audrey71%
The Up in Smoke Tour76%
EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert82%
Ronaldo69%
Hitchcock/Truffaut72%
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home67%
Heart of a Dog65%
