Battleship Potemkin (1925)

12/24/1925 (SU) • 1h 15m

Drama, History, War

Revolution is the only lawful, equal, effectual war. It was in Russia that this war was declared and begun.

Overview

A dramatized account of a great Russian naval mutiny and a resultant public demonstration, showing support, which brought on a police massacre. The film had an incredible impact on the development of cinema and is a masterful example of montage editing.

Top Billed Cast

Aleksandr Antonov

Grigory Vakulinchuk

Vladimir Barsky

Commander Golikov

Grigori Aleksandrov

Chief Officer Giliarovsky

Ivan Bobrov

Young Sailor Flogged While Sleeping

Mikhail Gomorov

Militant Sailor

Aleksandr Levshin

Petty Officer

Nina Poltavtseva

Woman with Pince-nez

Konstantin Feldman

Student Agitator

Prokhorenko

Mother Carrying Wounded Boy


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Status

Released

Original Language

No Language

Budget

-

Revenue

$45,100.00

Keywords

panic

baby carriage

cossack

slaughter

massacre

rage

sailor

silent film

russian revolution (1917)

revolt

imperial russia

insubordination

port city

soviet realism

maggots

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