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Strike

"Down with autocracy! Long live the democratic republic!"

1925

1h 35m

7.4(241 votes)

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Overview

Workers in a factory in pre-revolutionary Russia go on strike and are met by violent suppression.

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15 members

Acting

Максим Штраух

Police Spy

Directing

Григорий Александров

Factory Foreman

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Михаил Гоморов

Worker

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Иван Клюквин

Revolutionary

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Александр Антонов

Member of Strike Committee

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Владимир Уральский

Worker

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Анатолий Кузнецов

Unknown Role

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I. Ivanov

Chief of Police

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Yudif Glizer

Queen of Thieves

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Вера Янукова

Worker's wife

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M. Mamin

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Борис Юрцев

King of Thieves

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Даниил Антонович

Worker (uncredited)

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Павел Полторацкий

Manufacturer

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Леонид Алексеев

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