Drama ·History ·War · Soviet Union · 1925 · 1h 15m

Battleship Potemkin

Броненосец Потёмкин

Battleship Potemkin poster
Director
Sergei Eisenstein
Cast
Aleksandr Antonov as Grigory Vakulinchuk Vladimir Barsky as Commander Golikov Grigori Aleksandrov as Chief Officer Giliarovsky Ivan Bobrov as Young Sailor Flogged While Sleeping Mikhail Gomorov as Militant Sailor Aleksandr Levshin as Petty Officer
Crew
Eduard Tisse — Director of Photography Sergei Eisenstein — Editor Edmund Meisel — Original Music Composer Sergei Tretyakov — Writer Sergei Eisenstein — Writer Nina Agadzhanova — Writer
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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

Trailer Battleship Potemkin — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
panicbaby carriagecossackslaughtermassacreragesailorsilent filmrussian revolution (1917)revoltimperial russiainsubordination
Key Collaborators
Sergei Eisenstein Director Eduard Tisse Director of Photography Sergei Eisenstein Editor Edmund Meisel Original Music Composer Sergei Tretyakov Writer Sergei Eisenstein Writer Nina Agadzhanova Writer Nikolay Aseev Writer Grigori Aleksandrov Writer Yakov Bliokh Producer Vasiliy Rakhals Production Design
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