The Russian Miracle
1963, German. Directed by Andrew Thorndike & Annelie Thorndike.
A two-part East German documentary tracing Russia’s transformation from the Tsarist Empire to the Soviet Union, from the 1917 October Revolution to the achievements of the space program. Directed by Andrew Thorndike and Annelie Thorndike, the film assembles extensive archival footage to chart political upheaval, ideological consolidation, and technological ambition in twentieth-century Russia. Produced by DEFA and first broadcast on East German television in 1963.
- Runtime
- 3h 49m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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Cast & crew
- Andrew ThorndikeDirector
- Annelie ThorndikeDirector
- Wolfgang Heinz(narrator)
- Günter Grabbert(narrator)
- Fred Düren(narrator)
- Günther Simon(narrator)
- Horst Drinda(narrator)
- Lotte Loebinger(narrator)
- Wolfgang Langhoff(narrator)
- Helmut Müller-Lankow(narrator)
- Walter Niklaus(narrator)
- Yuriy Yakovlev(Russian version narrator)
- George Coulouris(English version narrator)
- Mark Dignam(English version narrator)
Details
- Released
- 7 May 1963
- Original title
- Das russische Wunder
- Country
- East Germany
- Written by
- Joachim Hadaschik, Richard Cohn-Vossen, Klaus Alde
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The Russian Miracle runs 229 minutes (3h 49m).
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The Russian Miracle isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 7 May 1963. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Russian Miracle?
The Russian Miracle (1963) was directed by Andrew Thorndike and Annelie Thorndike and stars Wolfgang Heinz, Günter Grabbert, Fred Düren.