
A Lesson in History
A Lesson in History (, ) is a 1957 joint Soviet–Bulgarian historical drama film directed by Lev Arnshtam and Hristo Piskov about Georgi Dimitrov and the Leipzig Trial.
Plot
The year is 1933. Georgi Dimitrov (Stefan Savov) comes to Berlin to establish links with the local Bulgarian communists. The Nazi leaders are doing their best to break the resistance of the Communists. Hermann Göring (Yuri Averin) conceives a provocation: during the arson of the Reichstag, his associate must be caught with a ticket of a member of the Communist Party. The Reichstag is set on fire, the provocateur Marinus van der Lubbe (Georgi Kaloyanchev) and the deputy of the Reichstag Ernst Torgler are arrested. Mass repressions against Communists are commencing. Dimitrov also falls in the hands of the Nazi court. However, in the courtroom, workers, including Heinrich Lange (Gennadi Yudin), prove the falsehood of the accusation. The National Socialists are forced to free Dimitrov. The Soviet government grants him the right of political asylum.
Cast
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author | Lev Arnshtam |
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director | Hristo Piskov Lev Arnshtam Mikhail Romm |
genre | drama historical |
keywords | arrest berlin communist party ernst torgler force gennadi yudin georgi dimitrov georgi kaloyanchev hermann göring marinus van der lubbe reichstag right of asylum right of political asylum set on fire the national |
musicBy | Gara Garayev |
productionCompany | Boyana Film Mosfilm |