Battleship Potemkin
Revolution is the only lawful, equal, effectual war. It was in Russia that this war was declared and begun.
7.6 / 10
75 minutes
1925-12-24
No Language
SU
Actors :
Aleksandr Antonov, Vladimir Barsky, Grigori Aleksandrov, Ivan Bobrov, Mikhail Gomorov, Aleksandr Levshin, Nina Poltavtseva, Konstantin Feldman, Prokhorenko, A. Glauberman, Beatrice Vitoldi, Danylo Antonovych, Iona Biy-Brodskiy, Julia Eisenstein, Sergei Eisenstein
Description
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.
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CinemaSerf
6/6/2022, 5:23:37 PM
I'm not going to attempt to find loads of cinematic superlatives about this. It's just a great film that depicts the epitome of cruelty, indifference and kindred spirit at sea in spades. The crew of this powerful warship are treated little better than prisoners in a gulag. When the ship's doctor insists that their daily meat ration (which could "jump into the water by itself") is safe to eat, a fe...