Principal 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, and Mikhail Gomorov as Militant Sailor
Film 139 of 244 on the Screen Path
Battleship Potemkin
Revolution is the only lawful, equal, effectual war. It was in Russia that this war was declared and begun.
About the film
Battleship Potemkin at a glance.
Screen Path places this 1925 film at stop 139 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
A dramatized account of a great Russian naval mutiny and a resultant public demonstration, showing support, which brought on a police massacre.
Key craft credits
Eduard Tisse (director of photography), Sergei Eisenstein (editor), Edmund Meisel (original music composer), and Vasiliy Rakhals (production design)
- Director
- Sergei Eisenstein
- Release
- 1925-12-24
- Runtime
- 75 minutes
- Genres
- Drama, History, and War
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Quiz
- 50 questions
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