Hostile Whirlwinds
Seen it?1956 | 97 min | Drama, History, War
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- A natural pick for anyone who likes knowing it really happened and history buffs. Based on real events, so expect to go down a research rabbit hole afterwards. Sits nicely alongside Glory or Battleship Potemkin.
- The mood
- Intense.
- The pace
- Gives its people room to develop, at 1 hr 37 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Russian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1956: an older pace and style.
- Not the one if you want explosions or easy laughs.
Observing the first years of the formation of Soviet power, about the life and work of Feliks Dzerzhinsky from 1918-1925; in July 1918, as a result of a revolt of the Left Socialist Revolutionaries, German ambassador Mirbach is killed. Feliks Dzerzhinsky alone goes to the headquarters of the Left Socialist Revolutionaries and Anarchists, he manages to persuade ordinary soldiers and sailors, participants in the rebellion, who are now cracking down on their leaders.
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 powerSolid
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 1K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Mikhail Kalatozov
- Mikhail KondratyevVladimir Ilyich Lenin
- Vladimir YemelyanovFeliks Edmundovich Dzerzhinsky
- Leonid LyubashevskyYakov Mikhailovich Sverdlov
- Vladimir SolovyovMikhail Ivanovich Kalinin
- Ivan LyubeznovLemekh
- Alla LarionovaVera
- Viktor AvdyushkoKovalyov
- Georgiy YumatovBalandin
- Vladimir BoriskinLunatik
- Igor BezyaevVinogradov