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Battleship Potemkin

Battleship Potemkin

Drama • NR • 1925 • 1 hr 15 min
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7.2
IMDb
7.9

A dramatized account of a great Russian naval mutiny and a resultant public demonstration, showing support, which brought on a police massacre.

Starring

Aleksandr Antonov, Vladimir Barsky, Grigori Aleksandrov, Ivan Bobrov, Mikhail Gomorov

Directed By

Sergei Eisenstein

Written By

Sergei Tretyakov, Nina Agadzhanova, Sergei Eisenstein, Nikolay Aseev, Grigori Aleksandrov

Attributes

DarkWatch By Myself

Genre

DramaHistoryWarForeign

Release Date

December 5, 1926

User Reviews

Alan John Gerstle
Alan John Gerstle
Film that revealed the art of cinematic montage. Woody Allen parodied it. Russian soldiers mutiny against their bosses.
Tim Leece
Tim Leece
A high mark in early Russian cinema, and cinema in general. A must see for students of film and history.
John
John
The greatest movie of all time. Absolute masterpiece and contains the greatest scene in film history.
Wilf Kimber
Wilf Kimber
Odessa stairs has played such a vital role in cinema history with the use of montage for effect
Will Berlage
Will Berlage
Culturally meaningful and very interesting propaganda. Good for anyone interested in history, politics, or movies as an art form
N K
N K
Its been 15 years since I’ve seen the movie but there are still sequences that are permanently etched in my brain.
Zack P
Zack P
If a movie has to be silent, best for it to have uniformly bitchin images like this does.
Valtteri Kauraoja
Valtteri Kauraoja
While impressive and important from a historical perspective, it also works and entertains today. Interesting and beautiful.
Theodore Twombly
Theodore Twombly
Packs quite the emotional wallop given the capability of film back then.
John Scognamiglio
John Scognamiglio
A true classic that gets homaged throughout film history

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7.2 – Based on 1.8k ratings
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Trailer
2025 UK Re-release Trailer | Music by Pet Shop Boys
Featurette
Neil Tennant on It Couldn't Happen Here and Battleship Potemkin | BFI Q&A
Featurette
Mark Kermode reviews Eisenstein's Battleship Potemkin (1925) | BFI Player
Trailer
Battleship Potemkin Trailer 2011 HD Official

Cast & Crew

Sergei Eisenstein
Sergei
Eisenstein
Aleksandr Antonov
Aleksandr
Antonov
Vladimir Barsky
Vladimir
Barsky
Grigori Aleksandrov
Grigori
Aleksandrov
Ivan Bobrov
Ivan
Bobrov
Mikhail Gomorov
Mikhail
Gomorov
Aleksandr Levshin
Aleksandr
Levshin
Nina Poltavtseva
Nina
Poltavtseva
Konstantin Feldman
Konstantin
Feldman
Prokhorenko
Prokhorenko
A. Glauberman
A.
Glauberman
Sergei Tretyakov
Sergei
Tretyakov
Nina Agadzhanova
Nina
Agadzhanova
Sergei Eisenstein
Sergei
Eisenstein
Nikolay Aseev
Nikolay
Aseev
Grigori Aleksandrov
Grigori
Aleksandrov

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