The Rider Named Death
★ 4.6 · 2004 · 106m · Drama · Thriller · History
In pre-Soviet Russia, Boris Savinkov leads a terrorist faction of Socialist-Revolutionary Party members responsible for the deaths of governors and ministers.
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