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Battleship Potemkin
“Revolution is the only lawful, equal, effectual war. It was in Russia that this war was declared and begun.”
7.6 / 10• 1925• 1h 15m•NR• Russian
DramaHistoryWar
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Aleksandr Antonov
Grigory Vakulinchuk
Lead
Vladimir Barsky
Commander Golikov
Grigori Aleksandrov
Chief Officer Giliarovsky
Ivan Bobrov
Young Sailor Flogged While Sleeping
Mikhail Gomorov
Militant Sailor
AL
Aleksandr Levshin
Petty Officer
NP
Nina Poltavtseva
Woman with Pince-nez
KF
Konstantin Feldman
Student Agitator
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Sergei Eisenstein's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Battleship Potemkin is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
