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Battleship Potemkin (1926)

Movie"Revolution is the only lawful, equal, effectual war. It was in Russia that this war was declared and begun."
Audience Score
76
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NR 1 hr 15 minDec 5th, 1926War, Drama, History
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.
StarringAleksandr AntonovVladimir BarskyGrigori Aleksandrov
DirectorSergei Eisenstein
WritersSergei TretyakovSergei EisensteinNina Agadzhanova

Movie Details

Movie Box Office Gross:$45,100 (Worldwide)
Original Language:Russian
Production Companies:Mosfilm, Goskino USSR
Movie Tags:
silent filmmassacresailorrussian revolution (1917)slaughterpanicragerevoltcossackimperial russia