Below is an incomplete list of feature films, television films or TV series which include events of the Revolutionary terrorism in the Russian Empire. This list does not include documentaries, short films.
1920s YearCountryMain title(Alternative title)Original title(Original script) DirectorSubject1920Weimar RepublicDaughter of the NightDer Tanz auf dem VulkanSybil JoungDer Tod des GroßfürstenRichard EichbergDrama.1921Soviet UnionThe Murder of General Gryaznovარსენა ჯორჯიაშვილიУбийство Генерала ГрязноваАрсен ДжорджиашвилиIvan PerestianiAction, Adventure. Arsen Gjorjiashvili1922Weimar RepublicLove One AnotherDie GezeichnetenCarl Theodor DreyerDrama. Based on the novel Elsker hverandre.1924Soviet UnionThe Palace and the FortressДворец и крепостьAleksandr Ivanovsky Based on the novel Clad in Stone and the story The Mysterious Prisoner. Mikhail Beideman1925Soviet UnionStepan KhalturinСтепан ХалтуринAleksandr IvanovskyStepan Khalturin, Narodnaya Volya, The Explosion at the Winter Palace1925Soviet UnionNightmares of the Past(Iron Cohort)Кошмары прошлогоЖелезная когортаVladimir BarskyDrama, Action, Crime.1925Soviet UnionHorrors of the Past 2(Iron Hard Labor)Кошмары прошлого (вторая серия)Ценою тысячРасплатаЧас насталათასის ფასად (დაჰკრა ჟამმა)Vladimir BarskyAction, Adventure, Drama, Romance.1926Soviet UnionMotherМатьVsevolod PudovkinDrama. Based on the novel Mother.1926Soviet UnionEngine driver UkhtomskyМашинист УхтомскийAleksey A. DmitrievAlexei Ukhtomsky, Moscow uprising of 19051926Soviet UnionThe Ninth WaveДевятый валДевятая волнаVladimir BarskyAction, Adventure, Drama.1928Soviet UnionUnited StatesHis Excellency(Seeds of Freedom)Его превосходительствоGrigori RoshalDrama. Hirsh Lekert, General Jewish Labour Bund, Viktor von Wahl1928Soviet UnionThe White EagleБелый орёлYakov ProtazanovDrama, History. Based on the story Governor.1928Soviet UnionProvocateur(A Tangled Web)ПровокаторЕго карьераВ паутинеViktor TurinDrama. Based on the novel There were three of us.1929Weimar RepublicThe Adjutant of the CzarDer Adjutant des ZarenVladimir Strizhevsky1929Soviet UnionThe House on the VolcanoДом на вулканеHamo BeknazarianDrama.1929Soviet UnionSixteenthШестнадцатыйՏասնվեցերորդըPatvakan BarkhudaryanDrama.
1930s YearCountryMain title(Alternative title)Original title(Original script) DirectorSubject1930Weimar RepublicThe Citadel of WarsawDie Warschauer ZitadelleJacob FleckLuise FleckBased on the play Tamten.1930PolandExile to SiberiaNa SybirHenryk Szaro1930FinlandReflectionKajastusCarl von HaartmanDrama, History.1930Soviet UnionAmerican WomanАмериканкаLeo EsakiaAction, Adventure, Drama, History. Underground Printing House, 1905–19061931PolandThe Ten from Pawiak PrisonDziesięciu z PawiakaRyszard OrdyńskiAction, Drama, Romance. Based on the memoirs of Jan Jur-Gorzechowski.1933Soviet UnionA soldier's sonСолдатский сынNikolay LebedevDrama.1934PolandThe General Pankratov's DaughterCórka generała PankratowaJózef LejtesMieczysław ZnamierowskiDrama, History, Romance.1934Soviet UnionThe Last MasqueradeПоследний маскарадMikheil ChiaureliDrama, Romance, War.1935AustriaNazi GermanyAsewLockspitzel AsewPhil JutziYevno Azef1935Soviet UnionThe Youth of MaximЮность МаксимаGrigori KozintsevLeonid TraubergDrama, History, War.1936FranceUnder Western EyesRazumov: Sous les yeux d'occidentMarc AllégretDrama. Based on the novel Under Western Eyes.1936PolandThe RoseRóżaJózef LejtesDrama, History, Romance. Based on the play Róża.1936Soviet UnionGeneration of VictorsПоколение победителейVera StroyevaDrama, History.1936Soviet UnionThree from the Same StreetТрое с одной улицыNikolai ShpikovskyAdventure.1937Nazi GermanyThe Citadel of WarsawDie Warschauer ZitadelleFritz Peter BuchBased on the play Tamten.1937Soviet UnionThe Return of MaximВозвращение МаксимаGrigori KozintsevLeonid TraubergDrama.1937United KingdomKnight Without ArmourJacques FeyderAdventure, Drama, History, Romance, Thriller. Based on the novel Knight Without Armour.1937Soviet UnionThe Lonely White SailБелеет парус одинокийVladimir LegoshinAdventure. Based on the story A solitary sail turns white.1938FranceKatiaMaurice TourneurDrama. Based on the novel Princesse Mathe Bibesco. Catherine Dolgorukova, Alexander II of Russia, Assassination of Alexander II of Russia1938FinlandThe Stolen DeathVarastettu kuolemaNyrki TapiovaaraRomance, Thriller. Based on the story Lihamylly. The first period of oppression1938Soviet UnionBaku residentsБакинцыBakılılarViktor TurinDrama, History.1938Soviet UnionEnemiesВрагиAleksandr IvanovskyDrama. Based on the play Enemies.1939FinlandActivistsAktivistitAktivisternaRisto OrkoDrama, History, Thriller. Activism during times of oppression, Second period of oppression1939FinlandFebruary ManifestoHelmikuun manifestiYrjö NortaToivo SärkkäDrama.
1940s YearCountryMain title(Alternative title)Original title(Original script) DirectorSubject1940Soviet UnionYakov SverdlovЯков СвердловSergei YutkevichBiography, Drama. Yakov Sverdlov1949Soviet UnionРайнисRainisYuli RaizmanBiography, History. Rainis
1950s YearCountryMain title(Alternative title)Original title(Original script) DirectorSubject1953Soviet UnionEnemiesВрагиTamara RodionovaDrama. Based on the play Enemies.1955Soviet UnionMotherМатьMark DonskoyDrama. Based on the novel Mother.1956Soviet UnionEarly JoysПервые радостиVladimir BasovDrama. Based on the novel Early Joys.1956Soviet UnionFollowing the Swan Flock of CloudsЗа лебединой стаей облаковKā gulbji balti padebeši ietPavel ArmandDrama, History. Jānis Fabriciuss, Jute Rebellion1956Soviet UnionBloody DawnКровавый рассветAleksei ShvachkoDrama. Based on the story Fata Morgana.1956Soviet UnionPrologueПрологYefim DziganDrama.1956Soviet UnionThe Adventures of ArtyomkaПриключения АртёмкиAndrei ApsolonDrama. Based on the story Artyomka at the Circus.1957Soviet UnionWoman's DestinyСудьба женщиныქალის ტვირთიNikoloz SanishviliDrama, Romance. Based on the novel Woman's Destiny.1957Soviet UnionThe Ulyanov familyСемья УльяновыхValentin NevzorovBiography, Drama. Based on the play Family. Blank family1957Soviet UnionStepan KolchuginСтепан КольчугинTamara Rodionova Based on the novel Stepan Kolchugin.1957Soviet UnionPersonally KnownЛично известенStepan KevorkovErazm KaramyanGurgen BalasanyanAction. Kamo1957Soviet UnionPages of the PastСтраницы былогоYevgeny TashkovDrama.1957Soviet UnionAbrupt StairsКрутые ступениSigizmund NavrotskyDrama.1957Soviet UnionMartinЛасточкаGrigori LipshitsAdventure, History.1958East GermanyMotherDie MutterManfred WekwerthHarry BremerDrama. Based on the novel Mother.1958Soviet UnionThis Is How Mayakovsky BeganМаяковский начинался так…Konstantine PipinashviliBiography, Drama, Family, History. Based on the story I myself. Vladimir Mayakovsky1959FranceMagnificent SinnerKatiaRobert SiodmakDrama, History, Romance. Based on the novel Princesse Mathe Bibesco. Catherine Dolgorukova, Alexander II of Russia, Assassination of Alexander II of Russia1959Soviet UnionTavriyaТаврияYuriy LysenkoDrama. Based on the novel Tavriya.
1960s YearCountryMain title(Alternative title)Original title(Original script) DirectorSubject1960Soviet UnionMichman PaninМичман ПанинMikhail SchweitzerAdventure, History, War. Vasily Panyushkin1960Soviet UnionThe Secret of the Green ForestТайна зелёного бораOleg NikolayevskyAdventure. Based on the story Green Grasshopper.1961Soviet UnionVasily DokuchaevВасилий ДокучаевAndrey ChiginskiyBiography. Vasily Dokuchaev1961Soviet UnionAt the beginning of the centuryВ начале векаAnatoli RybakovBiography, History. Vladimir Lenin1964Soviet UnionComrade ArsenyТоварищ АрсенийIvan LukinskyDrama, History. Mikhail Frunze1965Soviet UnionA Mother's HeartСердце материMark DonskoyDrama. Based on the book A Mother's Heart. Maria Ulyanova1965Soviet UnionThe First BastilleПервая БастилияMikhail YershovBiography, History. Vladimir Lenin1965Soviet UnionThe Unconquered BattalionНепокорённый батальонYenilməz batalyonHuseyn SeyidzadehDrama. Based on the novel Qalada üsyan.1966Soviet UnionA Mother's DevotionВерность материMark DonskoyBiography, Drama. Based on the book A Mother's Heart. Maria Ulyanova1967Soviet UnionSofiya PerovskayaСофья ПеровскаяLev ArnshtamBiography, Drama, History. Sophia Perovskaya, Narodnaya Volya, Pervomartovtsy, Assassination of Alexander II of Russia1967Soviet UnionNikolay BaumanНиколай БауманSemyon TumanovDrama. Nikolay Bauman1967Soviet UnionSea TalesМорские рассказыAleksey SakharovAleksandr SvetlovAdventure. Based on the stories The Scam and The Scorpion and the Cotton Wool.1967Soviet UnionRebellious OutpostМятежная заставаAdolf BergunkerHistory. The Obukhov Defense1968Soviet UnionAngel DayДень ангелаStanislav GovorukhinAction, Drama. Based on the story Mechanic Salerno.1968Soviet UnionBulgariaThe First CourierПервый курьерПървият куриерVladimir YanchevDrama, History. Ivan Zagubanski, Iskra1968Soviet UnionTariel GoluaТариэл Голуаტარიელ გოლუაLevan KhotivariAction, Romance. Based on the novel Tariel Golua.1969Soviet UnionDangerous TourОпасные гастролиGeorgi Yungvald-KhilkevichAction, History. Alexandra Kollontai, Maxim Litvinov1969Soviet UnionRomance by MailПочтовый романYevgeny MatveyevDrama, History, Romance. Pyotr Schmidt
1970s YearCountryMain title(Alternative title)Original title(Original script) DirectorSubject1970Soviet UnionRepublic of Voronya StreetРеспублика Вороньей улицыVārnu ielas republikaAda NeretnieceFamily. Based on the story Vārnu ielas republika.1970Soviet UnionA small farmstead in the steppeХуторок в степиBoris BuneevAdventure. Based on the novel A Small Farmstead in the Steppe.1970Soviet UnionDelayed-Action ExplosionВзрыв замедленного действияValeriu GagiuAction, History. Based on the novel The Mysterious Ti.1971United KingdomNicholas and AlexandraFranklin J. SchaffnerBiography, Drama, History, War. Based on the book Nicholas and Alexandra. Nicholas II, Alexandra Feodorovna1971Soviet UnionI Am Coming to You...Иду к тебе…Nikolay MashchenkoBiography, Drama. Lesya Ukrainka, Sergei Merzhinsky1971Soviet UnionEstoniaCoast of the WindsБерег ветровTuuline randKaljo KiiskDrama. Based on the novel Tuuline rand.1972ItalyLions of St. PetersburgI leoni di PietroburgoMario SicilianoAction, Drama, History, Romance.1972Soviet UnionFind me, Lyonya!Найди меня, Лёня!Nikolay LebedevDrama. Based on the story Dinka.1972Soviet UnionThe Last HajdukПоследний гайдукValeriu GagiuAction, War. Grigory Kotovsky1973Soviet UnionHopeНадеждаMark DonskoyBiography, Drama, History. Nadezhda Krupskaya1974Soviet UnionAttack on the secret policeНападение на тайную полициюUzbrukums slepenpolicijaiOļģerts DunkersAdventure, Biography, History. Based on the novel Saucēja balss. Attack on Riga Police Department, The Revolution of 1905–1907 in Riga, Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party1975Soviet UnionWhite hoodБелый башлыкVladimir SavelevBiography, Drama, History. Based on a poem Song of the Rock.1975Soviet UnionEscape at DawnПобег на рассветеგაქცევა გათენებისასSiko DolidzeAction, Adventure.1976PolandRed thornsCzerwone ciernieJulian DziedzinaDrama, History. Based on the novella Czas pojedna, trawa porośnie.1976FinlandSoviet UnionTrustДовериеLuottamusEdvin LaineViktor TregubovichDrama, History.1977Soviet UnionJailbreakПобег из тюрьмыRadomir VasilevskyAdventure, History. Based on the story Escape.1977Soviet UnionEnemiesВрагиRodion NakhapetovDrama. Based on the play Enemies.1978PolandSoviet UnionEast GermanyIdentification Marks - NoneОсобых примет нетZnaków szczególnych brakAnatoliy BobrovskiyBiography, Drama, History, Thriller. Based on the novel Combustion. Felix Dzerzhinsky1978Soviet UnionRebel barricadeМятежная баррикадаYuri ShvyryovDrama. Fyodor Sergeyev
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