“Revolution is the only lawful, equal, effectual war. It was in Russia that this war was declared and begun.”
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.
Sergei Eisenstein
Yakov Bliokh
Sergei Tretyakov
Nina Agadzhanova
Sergei Eisenstein
Eduard Tisse
Edmund Meisel
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
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CinemaSerf
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...
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