Hostile Whirlwinds
Hostile Whirlwinds

Hostile Whirlwinds

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1956
1h 37m
4.8(6 votes)
Drama
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Overview

Observing the first years of the formation of Soviet power, about the life and work of Feliks Dzerzhinsky from 1918-1925; in July 1918, as a result of a revolt of the Left Socialist Revolutionaries, German ambassador Mirbach is killed. Feliks Dzerzhinsky alone goes to the headquarters of the Left Socialist Revolutionaries and Anarchists, he manages to persuade ordinary soldiers and sailors, participants in the rebellion, who are now cracking down on their leaders.

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32 members
Acting

Mikhail Kondratyev

Vladimir Ilyich Lenin

Mikhail Kondratyev
Acting

Владимир Емельянов

Feliks Edmundovich Dzerzhinsky

Владимир Емельянов
Writing

Леонид Любашевский

Yakov Mikhailovich Sverdlov

Леонид Любашевский
Acting

Владимир Соловьёв

Mikhail Ivanovich Kalinin

Владимир Соловьёв
Acting

Иван Любезнов

Lemekh

Иван Любезнов
Acting

Алла Ларионова

Vera

Алла Ларионова
Acting

Виктор Авдюшко

Kovalyov

Виктор Авдюшко
Acting

Георгий Юматов

Balandin

Георгий Юматов
Acting

Владимир Борискин

Lunatik

Владимир Борискин
Acting

Ігор Безяєв

Vinogradov

Ігор Безяєв
Acting

Сергей Лукьянов

Nikanor

Сергей Лукьянов
Acting

Сергей Ромоданов

Medvedev

Сергей Ромоданов
Acting

Пётр Мухин

mine manager

Пётр Мухин
Acting

Андрей Попов

Lockhart

Андрей Попов
Acting

Николай Гриценко

Schröder

Николай Гриценко
Acting

Aleksandr Khokhlov

Francis

Aleksandr Khokhlov
Acting

Григорий Кириллов

Pashkov

Григорий Кириллов
Acting

Олег Жаков

Pyatakov

Олег Жаков
Acting

Антоний Ходурский

Kolomatyano

Антоний Ходурский
Acting

Александр Дегтярь

Klimov

Александр Дегтярь
Acting

Клара Лучко

Dagmara

Клара Лучко
Acting

Павел Тарасов

Kamkov

Павел Тарасов
Acting

Леонид Пирогов

leader of the anarchists

Леонид Пирогов
Acting

Евгений Моргунов

anarchist

Евгений Моргунов
Acting

Анатолий Дудоров

chekist

Анатолий Дудоров
Acting

Эммануил Геллер

anarchist (uncredited)

Эммануил Геллер
Acting

Аркадий Толбузин

Yegorych (uncredited)

Аркадий Толбузин
Acting

Пётр Кирюткин

soldier (uncredited)

Пётр Кирюткин
Acting

Александр Тимонтаев

sailor (uncredited)

Александр Тимонтаев
Acting

Станислав Чекан

anarchist (uncredited)

Станислав Чекан
Acting

Григорий Мерлинский

Zinovyev (uncredited)

Григорий Мерлинский
Acting

Вячеслав Новиков

Unknown Role

Вячеслав Новиков

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