Battleship Potemkin

1925

1h 15m

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7.6/10

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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.

Directors

Sergei Eisenstein

Writers

Sergei Tretyakov(writer by)

Nina Agadzhanova(writer by)

Sergei Eisenstein(writer by)

Stars

Aleksandr Antonov

Vladimir Barsky

Grigori Aleksandrov

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Top cast

Aleksandr Antonov

Grigory Vakulinchuk

Vladimir Barsky

Commander Golikov

Grigori Aleksandrov

Chief Officer Giliarovsky

Ivan Bobrov

Young Sailor Flogged While Sleeping

Militant Sailor

Petty Officer

Woman with Pince-nez

Student Agitator

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

Odessa Citizen

Recruit

Legless Veteran

Officer

Directors

Sergei Eisenstein

Writers

Sergei Tretyakov(writer by)

Nina Agadzhanova(writer by)

Sergei Eisenstein(writer by)

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8/10

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 insists that their daily meat ration (which could "jump into the water by itself") is safe to eat, a few of them decide to take a stance. Their officer humiliates them, and when they refuse to back down he corners them on deck and orders them shot. This proves the flashpoint for his crewmen who proceed to seize the ship and sail to Odessa where they turn the guns on the army headquarters in the city and the conflagration grows. Will others join them, or will the status quo be returned and their ship destroyed...? Historians have already told us the answers to most of the factual questions, so it's not really about what happens - it is the magnificently poignant and suspenseful fashion in which Eisenstein paces the film. Clearly he has an agenda, his depictions are not exactly even handed - particularly the soldiers in the town dealing with the civilian population, but that doesn't overwhelm the overall sentiment of the sailors rebelling for just reasons, for decent treatment and for a degree of respect that was certainly lacking from their officers. The production itself is superb, the camerawork has an intensity that makes you feel as if you are actually on the boat at times. I'm sure there are more analytical reviews of this film to be had - but I think it is just a wonderful example of a man at the top of his game making an exciting film that delivers entertainment and a bit of thought-provocation in equal measure, at the same time.

Geronimo196706 Jun, 2022