History Lesson
1957, Bulgarian. Directed by Lev Arnshtam.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Bulgarian
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Cast & crew
- Lev ArnshtamDirector
- Stefan SavovGeorgi Dimitrov
- Tzvetana ArnaudovaParaskeva Dimitrova
- Ivan TonevStefcho
- Gennadi YudinHenrih Lange
- Borya BurlyaevVili Lange
- Apollon YachnitskiyHitler
- Yuri AverinGyoring
- Pyotr BeryozovHimler
- Encho TagarovGyobels
- Nikolai Volkov St.Heldorf
- Georgi KaloyanchevVan der Lyube
- Jānis OsisChairman of the Byunger
Details
- Released
- 26 February 1957
- Original title
- Урок истории
- Country
- Bulgaria, Soviet Union
- Written by
- Lev Arnshtam, Hristo Piskov
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History Lesson runs 86 minutes (1h 26m).
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History Lesson isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 26 February 1957. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed History Lesson?
History Lesson (1957) was directed by Lev Arnshtam and stars Stefan Savov, Tzvetana Arnaudova, Ivan Tonev.