Taurus (film)
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Taurus is a 2001 Russian biographical drama film directed by Alexander Sokurov
, portraying Vladimir Lenin
. It was entered into the 2001 Cannes Film Festival
.
Alexander Sokurov
Alexander Nikolayevich Sokurov is a Russian filmmaker. His most significant works include a semi-documentary, Russian Ark , filmed in a single unedited shot, and Faust , which was honoured with the Golden Lion, the highest prize for the best film at the Venice Film Festival.- Life and work...
, portraying Vladimir Lenin
Vladimir Lenin
Vladimir Ilyich Lenin was a Russian Marxist revolutionary and communist politician who led the October Revolution of 1917. As leader of the Bolsheviks, he headed the Soviet state during its initial years , as it fought to establish control of Russia in the Russian Civil War and worked to create a...
. It was entered into the 2001 Cannes Film Festival
2001 Cannes Film Festival
The 2001 Cannes Film Festival started on May 14 and ran until May 25. The Palme d'Or went to the Italian film The Son's Room by Nanni Moretti.-Jury:* Liv Ullmann, President * Mimmo Calopresti * Charlotte Gainsbourg...
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Cast
- Leonid Mozgovoy as Vladimir Lenin
- Mariya Kuznetsova as Krupskaya
- Sergei Razhuk as Joseph Stalin
- Natalya Nikulenko as Sister
- Lev Yeliseyev as Doctor
- Nikolai Ustinov as Pacoly