| Description |
3 videodiscs (520 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, 1.33:1 aspect ratio; Dolby digital. |
| Note |
Title from container. |
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Release date: Nov. 24, 2009. |
| Summary |
Provides an in-depth account of the country's history from 1924-53, the period of Stalin's rule. Told in ten parts, this astonishing documentary provides the real-life pictures, the witnesses, the documents, and the footage, and gives a remarkable insight into what led to the death of sixty-five million Soviets during Stalin's reign of terror. |
| Contents |
disc 1. The darkness descends ; The hour before midnight ; The goths ride east ; Between life and death -- disc 2. The fight from within ; The cauldron boils ; The citadel -- disc 3. False dawn ; The fall of the swastika ; The cult of personality. |
| Audience |
Board of Film Censors, Singapore: NC16. Disturbing content. |
| Language |
English dialogue; English subtitles; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Stalin, Joseph, 1878-1953.
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Stalin, Joseph, 1878-1953 -- Political and social views.
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Stalin, Joseph, 1878-1953 -- Influence.
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Soviet Union -- History -- 1925-1953.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Documentary films.
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Nonfiction films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Lisakovitch, Victor.
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De Paul, Judith.
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E1 Entertainment (Firm)
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IBP Films Distribution Ltd.
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| Added Title |
History of the Stalin years (1924-1953) |
| ISBN |
1417232625 |
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9781417232628 |
| Standard No. |
741952672890 |
| Music No. |
E1E-DV-6728 E1 Entertainment |
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