The Battleship Potemkin

Name: The Battleship Potemkin
Director: Sergei Eisenstein
Released: 1925
Duration: 1 h 5 min
Cast: Mikhail Gomarov, Repnikova, Aleksander Antonov, Grigori Aleksandrov, Vladimir Barsky

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1925
Sergei Eisenstein
65 mins

Summary

Sergei Eisenstein's landmark silent historical drama. In 1905 the crew of an armoured ship lying off Odessa are offered rotten, worm-ridden meat to eat. Then all hell breaks loose, sparking a revolt against the tsarist regime.

Review

A star rating of 5 out of 5.

David Parkinson

Originally planned as a brief episode in an epic history of the 1905 Revolution, this silent classic from Sergei Eisenstein remains one of the most influential films ever made. A masterpiece of editorial dexterity, it proved that symbolic imagery could have the same emotional and intellectual impact on an audience as a straightforward narrative. You don't need a working knowledge of Russian history, Marxist dialectic, Japanese pictographs or the techniques of "montage" to appreciate the power of the plate smashing that sparks the mutiny, the fog scene, the roaring lion and the legendary massacre on the Odessa Steps. Don't be put off by its highbrow reputation, this is essential cinema.

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rolenameSailorMikhail GomarovWoman on the stepsRepnikova Vakulinchuk the sailorAleksander AntonovChief Officer GilyarovskyGrigori AleksandrovCaptain GolikovVladimir BarskyPetty officerAlexander LyovshinMother with baby carriageBeatrice VitoldiHumiliated soldierI BobrovOfficer on pianoAndrei FaitStudent Fel'dmanKonstantin FeldmanOld manProtopopov

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rolenameDirectorSergei Eisenstein

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Guidance

Contains violence.

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video and DVD

Formats

Black and white

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