Directed by
| German Lavrov | ||
| Mikhail Romm | ||
| Marlen Khutsiev | ... | (as M. Khutsiev) (completion) |
| Elem Klimov | ... | (as E. Klimov) (completion) |
Writing Credits
| Solomon Zenin | ... | (written by) (as S. Zenin) & |
| Aleksandr Novogrudsky | ... | (written by) (as A. Novogudsky) & |
| Mikhail Romm | ... | (written by) (as M. Romm) |
Cast
| Mikhail Romm | ... | Self / Narrator | |
| Martin Bormann | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Albert Einstein | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Francisco Franco | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Adolf Hitler | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Vladimir Lenin | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Zedong Mao | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Benito Mussolini | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
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Raymond Poincaré | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Woodrow Wilson | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
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Enlai Zhou | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
Music by
| Alfred Schnittke | ... | (as Alfred Shnitke) |
Cinematography by
| German Lavrov | ... | (as G. Lavrov) |
| Oleg Zguridi | ... | (as O. Zguridi) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Lev Indenbom | ... | assistant director (as L. Indenbom) |
Additional Crew
| L. Delyusin | ... | consultant |
| Yelena Kuzmina | ... | consultant (as Ye. Kuzmina) |
| V. Sorokin | ... | consultant |