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201750 minPG-13documentary

The Decembrists

201750 minPG-13documentary

Producers and historians detail the events of the December 14, 1825 uprising, focusing on the roles of key participants and the unfolding of the night’s events.

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Harry Joe Brown

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Producers and historians detail the events of the December 14, 1825 uprising, focusing on the roles of key participants and the unfolding of the night’s events.

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Harry Joe Browndirector

Helen Twelvetrees

Helen Twelvetreescast

William Bakewell

William Bakewellcast

Lew Cody

Zasu Pitts

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Together with a team of eminent historians, the producers have pieced together all the events that took place on 14 December 1825 from the beginning to the development and conclusion of the uprising, showing the parts played by the main participants and organizers. A chronologically assembled chain of historical events offers viewers the chance to conduct their own investigation into the case and work out what really happened on that fateful night in Senate Square almost two centuries ago.

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