Battleship Potemkin
1925 film directed by Sergei Eisenstein
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"Battleship Potemkin" is a 1925 film directed by Sergei Eisenstein that depicts a mutiny on a Russian naval battleship during the 1905 Revolution. The film is considered a landmark work of cinema for its innovative editing techniques and powerful visual storytelling, which influenced filmmaking worldwide.
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7.6A dramatized account of a great Russian naval mutiny and a resultant public demonstration, showing support, which brought on a police massacre.
Released: 1925-12-2475 minDir: Sergei EisensteinDrama, History, WarBox office: $45,100
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Cast
- Aleksandr Antonov as Grigory Vakulinchuk
- Vladimir Barsky as Commander Golikov
- Grigori Aleksandrov as Chief Officer Giliarovsky
- Ivan Bobrov as Young Sailor Flogged While Sleeping
- Mikhail Gomorov as Militant Sailor
- Aleksandr Levshin as Petty Officer
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Battleship Potemkin is a 1925 Soviet silent epic film produced by Mosfilm. Directed and co-written by Sergei Eisenstein, it presents a dramatization of the mutiny that occurred in 1905 when the crew of the Russian battleship Potemkin rebelled against their officers.
The film is a prime example of the Soviet montage theory of editing, such as in the "Odessa Steps" scene, which became widely influential and often recreated. In 1958, the film was voted on Brussels 12 list at the 1958 World Expo. Battleship Potemkin is widely considered one of the greatest films ever made. In the most recent Sight and Sound critics' poll in 2022, it was voted the fifty-fourth-greatest film of all time, and it had been placed in the top 10 in many previous editions.