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Portrait of Leon Trotsky

Leon Trotsky

Acting

Biography

Lev Davidovich Bronstein, better known as Leon Trotsky was a Russian revolutionary, politician, journalist and political theorist. He was a central figure in the establishment of Soviet Russia and the Soviet Union. Ideologically a Marxist, Trotsky's writings and thought inspired a major school of the ideology known as Trotskyism. Description above from the Wikipedia article Leon Trotsky, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Born: November 7, 1879

Place of Birth: Ianovka, Russian Empire [now Ukraine]

Known For

Poster for História do Comunismo
TV

História do Comunismo

10.0
Poster for Faith of the Century: A History of Communism
TV

Faith of the Century: A History of Communism

8.5
Poster for Lenin and the Other Story of the Russian Revolution
Movie

Lenin and the Other Story of the Russian Revolution

8.0
Poster for Human Remains
Movie

Human Remains

7.3
Poster for Apocalypse: Stalin
TV

Apocalypse: Stalin

7.3
Poster for Murnau, Borzage and Fox
Movie

Murnau, Borzage and Fox

7.0
Poster for Stalin and the Katyn Massacre
Movie

Stalin and the Katyn Massacre

6.9
Poster for To Arms, We Are Fascists!
Movie

To Arms, We Are Fascists!

6.8
Poster for A History of Antisemitism
TV

A History of Antisemitism

6.8
Poster for Anniversary of the Revolution
Movie

Anniversary of the Revolution

6.7

Filmography

2025
The Last Warlord of Mongolia

as Self (archival footage)

2024
The Return of Vertov

as Self (archive footage)

2024
História do Comunismo

as Self

2022
A History of Antisemitism

as Self - Politician (archive footage)

2021
The Village Detective: A Song Cycle

as Self - Politician (archive footage)

2020
Stalin and the Katyn Massacre

as Self (archive footage)

2018
Lenin and the Other Story of the Russian Revolution

as Self - Politician (archive footage)

2017
Leon Trotsky - The Life of a Revolutionary

as Self (archive footage)

2016
The Chosen

as Himself - Politician (archive footage)

2015
Apocalypse: Stalin

as Self (archive footage)

2015
Stalin - Trotsky: A Battle to Death

as Lev Davidovich Trotsky

2008
Murnau, Borzage and Fox

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2006
Trotsky y México. Dos revoluciones del siglo XX
2005
The Life and Times of Frida Kahlo

as Self (archive footage)

2003
Stalin: Man of Steel

as Self (archive footage)

1999
Faith of the Century: A History of Communism

as Self (archive footage)

1998
Human Remains

as Self (archive footage)

1996
Soviet Union: The Rise and Fall - Part 1

as Self (archive footage)

1964
The Guns of August

as Self (archive footage)

1962
To Arms, We Are Fascists!

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1953
Halfway to Hell

as Self (archive footage)

1937
Tsar to Lenin

as Self (archive footage)

1934
Gentlemen in Storm and Gentlemen in Crown
1923
Kino-Pravda No. 14

as Self (archive footage)

1921
The History of the Civil War

as Self - Soviet Politician

1919
The Brain of Soviet Russia

as Self

1918
Anniversary of the Revolution

as Self - Politician