Battleship Potemkin

Dec 24, 1925

1h 15m

★ 7.6

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.

Genres

Drama

History

War

Production Companies

Mosfilm

Goskino USSR

Battleship Potemkin Trailers

Cast

Grigory Vakulinchuk

Aleksandr Antonov

Commander Golikov

Vladimir Barsky

Chief Officer Giliarovsky

Grigori Aleksandrov

Young Sailor Flogged While Sleeping

Ivan Bobrov

Militant Sailor

Mikhail Gomorov

Petty Officer

Aleksandr Levshin

Woman with Pince-nez

Nina Poltavtseva

Student Agitator

Konstantin Feldman

Mother Carrying Wounded Boy

Prokhorenko

Wounded Boy

A. Glauberman

Woman with Baby Carriage

Beatrice Vitoldi

Sailor

Danylo Antonovych

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