The Vow
1946 · 109 min · ★ 4.0 · History
The story of Stalin and the Soviet people.
Directed by Mikheil Chiaureli · Written by Mikheil Chiaureli
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Mikheil Gelovani Josef Stalin -
Sofiya Giatsintova Varvara Mikhaylovna Petrova -
Nikolai Bogolyubov Aleksandr Petrov / Stepan Petrov -
Nikolai Plotnikov Uncle Vanya Yermilov - S Svetlana Bogolyubova Olga Petrovna
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Georgi Sagaradze Georgi, Olga's lover - P Pavel Ismatov Yusuf Tugunbayev
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Vladimir Solovyov Simon Rusayev -
Sergei Blinnikov Baklan, a friend -
Tamara Makarova Xenia Petrova - Z Z. Zakharchenko Petka, the boy
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Ilya Nabatov French Minister Georges Bonnet
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