History Lesson

Synopsis

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.

Cast & Crew

Director

Lev Arnshtam

Featured Cast

Stefan Savov

Georgi Dimitrov

Tzvetana Arnaudova

Paraskeva Dimitrova

Ivan Tonev

Stefcho

Gennadi Yudin

Henrih Lange

Borya Burlyaev

Vili Lange