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Battleship Potemkin( 1925)

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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

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      Aleksandr Antonov

      Grigory Vakulinchuk

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      Vladimir Barsky

      Commander Golikov

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      Grigori Aleksandrov

      Chief Officer Giliarovsky

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      Ivan Bobrov

      Young Sailor Flogged While Sleeping

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      Mikhail Gomorov

      Militant Sailor

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      Aleksandr Levshin

      Petty Officer

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      Nina Poltavtseva

      Woman with Pince-nez

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      Konstantin Feldman

      Student Agitator

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      Prokhorenko

      Mother Carrying Wounded Boy

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      A. Glauberman

      Wounded Boy

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      Beatrice Vitoldi

      Woman with Baby Carriage

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      Danylo Antonovych

      Sailor

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      Iona Biy-Brodskiy

      Student

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      Julia Eisenstein

      Woman with Food for Sailors

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      Sergei Eisenstein

      Odessa Citizen

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      Andrey Fayt

      Recruit

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      Yuriy Korobeynikov

      Legless Veteran

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      Marusov

      Officer

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      Protopopov

      Old Man

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      Repnikova

      Woman on the Steps

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      Vladimir Uralskiy

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      Zerenin

      Student

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      Aleksanteri Ahola-Valo

      Extra (uncredited)

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    A review by CinemaSerf

    8
    Written by CinemaSerf on Mon Jun 06 2022
    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 few of them decide to take a stance. Their officer humiliates them, and when they refuse to back down he corners them on deck and orders them shot. This proves the flashpoint for his crewmen who proceed ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    45100.00

    Keywords

    • panic
    • baby carriage
    • cossack
    • slaughter
    • massacre
    • rage
    • sailor
    • silent film
    • russian revolution (1917)
    • revolt
    • imperial russia
    • insubordination
    • port city
    • soviet realism
    • maggots