Monday Morning Maybe

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December 20th

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1982 | 276 min | History, Drama, TV Movie

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for history buffs. If you loved All the Way, start here.
The mood
Thoughtful and character-driven.
The pace
Unhurried and epic, at 4 hr 36 min.
What might put you off
  • It's long: 4 hr 36 min.
  • It's in Russian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).

Set in December of 1917 after the Bolshevik revolution in Russia. Lenin and the communists are making every effort to strengthen their power. Lenin appoints Felix Dzerzhinsky the Commissar for Internal Affairs and the head of the All-Russian Extraordinary Commission for Combating Counter-Revolution and Sabotage (CheKa). It became the predecessor of GPU and KGB.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerWeak

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    Not enough engagement data yet

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Cast & crew

Directed by Grigori Nikulin

  • Kirill LavrovLenin
  • Mikhail KozakovDzerzhinsky
  • Andrei TolubeyevLatsis
  • Emmanuil VitorganLazarev
  • Anatoliy RudakovGus
  • Oleg PalmovГорошин сообщник
  • Sergey Pizhel
  • Igor Komarov
  • Lev Zhukov
  • Aleksandr Parra