Battleship Potemkin

Movie

1925

1h 15m

Russian

Drama, History, War

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7.8

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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.

Battleship Potemkin

Movie

1925

1h 15m

Russian

Drama, History, War

Watch on HBO (Via Hulu)

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7.8

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Cast

Grigory Vakulinchuk

Commander Golikov

Chief Officer Giliarovsky

Ivan Bobrov

Young Sailor Flogged While Sleeping

Militant Sailor

Petty Officer

Woman with Pince-nez

Student Agitator

Mother Carrying Wounded Boy

A. Glauberman

Wounded Boy

Beatrice Vitoldi

Woman with Baby Carriage

Danylo Antonovych

Sailor

Iona Biy-Brodskiy

Student

Julia Eisenstein

Woman with Food for Sailors

Odessa Citizen

Recruit

Legless Veteran

Officer

Old Man

Woman on the Steps

Student

Aleksanteri Ahola-Valo

Extra (uncredited)

Directed By: Sergei Eisenstein

Written By: Sergei Eisenstein, Nikolay Aseev, + 2 more

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MeowMeowFuzzyface says...

5 years ago

Easily one of the great technical accomplishments in cinematic history

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soonertbone says...

2 years ago

This feels like a more mature effort than Strike, which I watched last week. It's less impressionistic, with a through line of story that enhances the overall message. Supplemented by the same editing techniques (which I love), this film has a pounding bass line of emotion that runs throughout and which culminates in the brilliant Odessa steps sequence. The camera movement, down the steps with the army and back up again with the resistance, was pretty breathtaking.

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Spiritualized Kaos says...

3 years ago

A classic in the history of cinema.

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alexlimberg says...

3 years ago

It's March 2022 and it's perhaps more relevant than ever. The Russian people once again mislead by their leaders. Maybe it's time for another mutiny at the coast off Odessa. The revolution depicted in this movie was only a short relief it seems. It still looks great btw. Wonderful music.

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drqshadow

4/10 2 months ago

Produced to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the Russian revolution, the silent epic _Battleship Potemkin_ serves as both a historical drama and a passionate example of Soviet-friendly propaganda. Originally plotted to depict several key moments in the 1905 uprising, the state (which funded th More

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CinemaSerf

2 years ago

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 ins More

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