Drama · Soviet Union · 1928 · 1h 55m

October (Ten Days that Shook the World)

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October (Ten Days that Shook the World) poster
Director
Grigori AleksandrovSergei Eisenstein
Cast
Vladimir Popov as Aleksandr Kerensky Vasili Nikandrov as Lenin Layaschenko as Konovalov Boris Livanov as Minister Terestsenko Mikholyev as Kishkin Chibisov as Skobolev
Crew
Eduard Tisse — Director of Photography Esfir Tobak — Editor Edmund Meisel — Original Music Composer Dmitri Shostakovich — Original Music Composer Grigori Aleksandrov — Screenplay Sergei Eisenstein — Screenplay
Synopsis

Sergei M. Eisenstein's docu-drama about the 1917 October Revolution in Russia. Made ten years after the events and edited in Eisenstein's 'Soviet Montage' style, it re-enacts in celebratory terms several key scenes from the revolution.

Trailer October (Ten Days that Shook the World) — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
governmentcoup d'etatczar / tsar / tzarmonarchysilent filmrussian revolution (1917)soviet realism
Key Collaborators
Grigori Aleksandrov Director Sergei Eisenstein Director Eduard Tisse Director of Photography Esfir Tobak Editor Edmund Meisel Original Music Composer Dmitri Shostakovich Original Music Composer Grigori Aleksandrov Screenplay Sergei Eisenstein Screenplay Arkadiy Alekseyev Producer
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