Faith of the Century: A History of Communism

Overview

Communism spread to all of the continents of the word, lasting through four generations and over seven decades. Hundreds of millions of men and women were affected by this political system, one of the most unjust and bloodiest in history. Using newly discovered propaganda films and archival photos, these four episodes explore the mysteries of this totalitarian political machine that lured its share of important followers into the fold. Known as the red church, communism seduced its ardent followers like some earthly religion.

Series details

First air date

1999

Last air date

1999

Status

Ended

Seasons

1

Episodes

4

Episode runtime

52 min

Genres

Documentary, War & Politics

Original language

FR

Origin country

FR

Networks

ARTE

Created by

Patrick Rotman, Patrick Barbéris

Production

Kuiv Productions, La Sept-Arte, Arkéïon Films

Cast

Patrice Chéreau

Narrator (voice)

Vladimir Lenin

Self (archive footage)

Karl Liebknecht

Self (archive footage)

Leon Trotsky

Self (archive footage)

John Reed

Self (archive footage)

Pierre Degeyter