Meeting Gorbachev

Meeting Gorbachev
Film poster
Directed byWerner Herzog
André Singer
Produced bySvetlana Palmer
Lucki Stipetic
CinematographyRichard Blanshard
Yuri Barak
Edited byMichael Ellis
Music byNicholas Singer
Production
companies
Distributed byThe Orchard (North America)[2]
Altitude Film Distribution (United Kingdom and Ireland)[3]
A&E Networks (International)
Release date
  • September 1, 2018 (2018-09-01) (US)
Running time
90 minutes
Countries
  • UK
  • USA
  • Germany
[4]
Languages
  • English
  • Russian
  • German
  • Polish
Box office$252,203[3][1]

Meeting Gorbachev is a 2018 biographical documentary film directed by Werner Herzog and André Singer about the life of Mikhail Gorbachev, the eighth and last leader of the Soviet Union. The film features three interviews between Herzog and Gorbachev, conducted over the span of six months, and had its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival on September 1, 2018.[5]

The film ends with Gorbachev reciting the poem "I Go Out On The Road Alone" by Mikhail Lermontov.[6]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Meeting Gorbachev (2019)". The Numbers. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
  2. ^ Lang, Brent (7 December 2018). "The Orchard Buys Werner Herzog Doc 'Meeting Gorbachev'". Variety. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Meeting Gorbachev (2019)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
  4. ^ Mullen, Pat (2018-09-13). "TIFF Review: 'Meeting Gorbachev'". Point of View.
  5. ^ Farber, Stephen (2018-09-06). "'Meeting Gorbachev': Film Review - Telluride 2018". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
  6. ^ "'Meeting Gorbachev': Werner Herzog Seeks the Heart and Soul of Russia". International Documentary Association. 2019-05-04.