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History Lesson (1957)

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.

Release: 1957-02-26
Runtime: 86 min
Cast
Stefan Savov
Stefan Savov
Georgi Dimitrov
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Tzvetana Arnaudova
Paraskeva Dimitrova
Ivan Tonev
Ivan Tonev
Stefcho
Gennadi Yudin
Gennadi Yudin
Henrih Lange
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Borya Burlyaev
Vili Lange
Apollon Yachnitskiy
Apollon Yachnitskiy
Hitler
Yuri Averin
Yuri Averin
Gyoring
Pyotr Beryozov
Pyotr Beryozov
Himler
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Encho Tagarov
Gyobels
Nikolai Volkov St.
Nikolai Volkov St.
Heldorf
Georgi Kaloyanchev
Georgi Kaloyanchev
Van der Lyube
Jānis Osis
Jānis Osis
Chairman of the Byunger
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Nikolai Solovyov
investigator Fogt
Andrey Fayt
Andrey Fayt
defender Zack
Velta Līne
Velta Līne
Ilza Lange
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Evgeniy Kuznetsov
Prosecutor Werner
Karlis Trencis
Karlis Trencis
Yevgeni Teterin
Yevgeni Teterin
Max, undergrounder