The History of the Civil War
1921, RU. Directed by Dziga Vertov.
The lost film of the legendary film director
The epic story of the Russian Civil War (1918-21): the White Terror, the counterrevolutionary uprisings, the guerrilla war, the Kolchak front, the Wrangel front and the Kronstadt rebellion. Chaos and violence, devastation and death.
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- RU
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Cast & crew
- Dziga VertovDirector
- Leon TrotskySelf - Soviet Politician
- Nicolai KazadanovSelf - Soviet Officer
- Konstantin MekhonoshinSelf - Soviet Officer
- Innocenti KozhevnikovSelf - Soviet Officer
- Fyodor RaskolnikovSelf - Soviet Officer
- Filipp MironovSelf - Soviet Officer
- Ian PoluianSelf - Soviet Politician
- Konstantin BulatkinSelf - Soviet Officer
- Ivar SmilgaSelf - Soviet Officer
- Nestor MakhnoSelf - Black Army Commander
- Sergei ZakharovSelf - Soviet Officer
- Vasily ChapayevSelf - Soviet Officer
Details
- Released
- 1 June 1921
- Original title
- История гражданской войны
- Country
- Russia
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The History of the Civil War runs 94 minutes (1h 34m).
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The History of the Civil War isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 June 1921. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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Who directed The History of the Civil War?
The History of the Civil War (1921) was directed by Dziga Vertov and stars Leon Trotsky, Nicolai Kazadanov, Konstantin Mekhonoshin.