Meeting Gorbachev

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Werner Herzog and Mikhail Gorbachev in Meeting Gorbachev (2018)

Using footage from three separate interviews, Werner Herzog converses with Mikhail Gorbachev, former General Secretary of the U.S.S.R, about three of his key achievements: negotiations with the U.S. to reduce nuclear weapons; cessation of Soviet control of Eastern Europe and the reunification of Germany; and the dissolution of the Soviet Union and Eastern Bloc.

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The life of Mikhail Gorbachev, the eighth and final President of the Soviet Union in chronological order.The life of Mikhail Gorbachev, the eighth and final President of the Soviet Union in chronological order.The life of Mikhail Gorbachev, the eighth and final President of the Soviet Union in chronological order.

Directors
- Werner Herzog
- André Singer
Writer
- Werner Herzog
Stars

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Directors
- Werner Herzog
- André Singer
Writer
- Werner Herzog
Stars

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Awards
- 2 wins & 3 nominations total

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Top cast27

Mikhail Gorbachev

Self

Self, interviewer and narrator

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Leonid Brezhnev

Self
(archive footage)

Miklós Németh

Self

Raisa Gorbacheva

Self
(archive footage)
(as Raisa Maximovna Gorbacheva)

Self
(archive footage)

Konstantin Chernenko

Self
(archive footage)

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(archive footage)

Margaret Thatcher

Self
(archive footage)

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Self

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(archive footage)

Self

Self
(as James Baker)

Horst Teltschik

Self

Self
(archive footage)

Directors
- Werner Herzog
- André Singer
Writer
- Werner Herzog
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Trivia
Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev was the 12th General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1985-1991) and the eighth and last President of the Soviet Union from 1990 until 1991.

Quotes
Himself - Interviewer and Narrator: I would like to hear what should be on your grave stone.
Mikhail Gorbachev: We tried

Connections
References Gorbachev. After Empire (2001)

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5/10

Interesting but lacking ...

Interesting in parts but largely devoid of meaningful conversation. A few headlines on various topics is all you get most of the time.

suhstayn
Dec 15, 2019
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Release date
- May 3, 2019 (United States)
Countries of origin
Official sites
- Official Facebook
- Official site
Languages
Also known as
- Conociendo a Gorbachov
Filming locations
- Moscow, Russia
Production companies
- Spring Films
- Werner Herzog Filmproduktion
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Box office

Gross US & Canada
- $251,837
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $18,128
- May 5, 2019
Gross worldwide
- $319,230

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Runtime
1 hour 30 minutes
Color
- Color

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