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Still from Battleship Potemkin — Battleship Potemkin (1925) — Sergei EisensteinPhotographed by Eduard Tisse

Sergei Eisenstein

Battleship Potemkin

Name: Battleship Potemkin
Genre: Drama, History, War, Silent
Released: 1925
Duration: 75 min

Броненосец Потёмкин

Russia / Russian / 1925 / 1h 15m

Drama History War Silent

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Letterboxd: 4.00/5·121.8K ratings·26.1K reviewson Letterboxd
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Synopsis

This incredibly influential Soviet silent film depicts a crew mutiny on the Russian Battleship Potemkin.

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Credits

Crew

DirectorSergei Eisenstein

WriterSergei Tretyakov, Sergei Eisenstein, Nina Agadzhanova, Nikolay Aseev,

Grigori Aleksandrov

CinematographerEduard Tisse

ComposerEdmund Meisel

EditorSergei Eisenstein

ProducerYakov Bliokh

Cast

Aleksandr Antonovas Grigory Vakulinchuk

Vladimir Barskyas Commander Golikov

Grigori Aleksandrovas Chief Officer Giliarovsky

Ivan Bobrovas Young Sailor Flogged While Sleeping

Mikhail Gomorovas Militant Sailor

Aleksandr Levshinas Petty Officer

Nina Poltavtsevaas Woman with Pince-nez

Konstantin Feldmanas Student Agitator

Prokhorenkoas Mother Carrying Wounded Boy

A. Glaubermanas Wounded Boy

Beatrice Vitoldias Woman with Baby Carriage

Danylo Antonovychas Sailor

Iona Biy-Brodskiyas Student

Julia Eisensteinas Woman with Food for Sailors

Sergei Eisensteinas Odessa Citizen

Andrey Faytas Recruit

Yuriy Korobeynikovas Legless Veteran

Marusovas Officer

Protopopovas Old Man

Repnikovaas Woman on the Steps

Double Feature

Streaming now, and why it pairs with this film

Strike1925

Both directed by Sergei Eisenstein, and both starring Aleksandr Antonov, Grigori Aleksandrov and Mikhail Gomorov

Or

Ivan the Terrible, Part I1944Both directed by Sergei Eisenstein
Alexander Nevsky1938Both directed by Sergei Eisenstein

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