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Battleship Potemkin

Original title: Броненосец Потёмкин

Revolution is the only lawful, equal, effectual war. It was in Russia that this war was declared and begun.

1925 · NR · 1h 15m

Directed by Sergei Eisenstein

7.6

TMDB audience score
1,355 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

In the midst of the Russian Revolution of 1905, the crew of the battleship Potemkin revolt against the brutal, tyrannical regime of the vessel's officers. The resulting street demonstration in Odessa brings on a police massacre.

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Cast

  • Aleksandr Antonov
    Grigory Vakulinchuk

  • Vladimir Barsky
    Commander Golikov

  • Grigori Aleksandrov
    Chief Officer Giliarovsky

  • Ivan Bobrov
    Young Sailor Flogged While Sleeping

  • Mikhail Gomorov
    Militant Sailor

  • Aleksandr Levshin
    Petty Officer

  • Nina Poltavtseva
    Woman with Pince-nez

  • Konstantin Feldman
    Student Agitator

  • Prokhorenko
    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

  • Sergei Eisenstein
    Odessa Citizen

  • Andrey Fayt
    Recruit

  • Yuriy Korobeynikov
    Legless Veteran

  • Marusov
    Officer