Ленин в Октябре

The original version of the film had a duration of 111 minutes. From the version developed in 1956, was almost completely cut out the role of Stalin.

The film was shot in very difficult conditions. They were broken costly American optics. On location cut the cables of lighting, so much so that I had to cancel the rest of the crew shift. Lost footage that was never meant to be imposed from the editing Studio. And one day in the pavilion, someone sawed the lighting equipment, which were supposed to be directed by Mikhail Romm and actor Boris Shchukin. No one was hurt. Only illuminator escaped with minor injuries.

The film began as a kind of creative and political competition between studios "Mosfilm" and "Lenfilm" that emerged after the February 1936 a competition was announced to create a film about Lenin and revolution to the 20th anniversary of the great October revolution. The competition was supervised personally by Stalin, the Commission included leading filmmakers of the country. To the band, where they recreated the image of Lenin on the silver screen was silent film "October" Eisenstein. In the era of sound film had a new screen incarnation of Lenin.

The film was an emergency rate. Started on August 17, 1937, and the installation stopped literally to the premiere — that is, less than three months.

November 6, 1937, the film was shown at a private screening for Stalin and received full approval.

In 1964 he published the third version of the film, where Stalin was finally removed — it was blocked then shot in front of the screen characters, that table lamp. Mention of Stalin in those scenes, which were not subject to withdrawal, was either cut or dubbed. This version, released in 1964, appeared until the late 80s on television.

The full version of the film in the early 90's was shown on Russian television in the program "Maybe?".