Principal cast
Aleksandr Antonov, Vladimir Barsky, Grigori Aleksandrov, Ivan Bobrov and Mikhail Gomorov
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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 143 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
The Screen Path journey
Before. After. Remember.
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Before you watch
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After the film
Return after watching for a deeper video analysis of craft, meaning, and legacy.
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Quiz yourself
Answer 50 questions with clear rationales designed to make the ideas stick.
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Start the example →Full cast
Full cast
- Aleksandr AntonovCharacter: Grigory Vakulinchuk
- Vladimir BarskyCharacter: Commander Golikov
- Grigori AleksandrovCharacter: Chief Officer Giliarovsky
- Ivan BobrovCharacter: Young Sailor Flogged While Sleeping
- Mikhail GomorovCharacter: Militant Sailor
- Aleksandr LevshinCharacter: Petty Officer
- Nina PoltavtsevaCharacter: Woman with Pince-nez
- Konstantin FeldmanCharacter: Student Agitator
- ProkhorenkoCharacter: Mother Carrying Wounded Boy
- A. GlaubermanCharacter: Wounded Boy
- Beatrice VitoldiCharacter: Woman with Baby Carriage
- Danylo AntonovychCharacter: Sailor
Full crew
Full crew
- Sergei EisensteinCredits: Editor, Director, Writer
- Eduard TisseCredits: Director of Photography
- Edmund MeiselCredits: Original Music Composer
- Sergei TretyakovCredits: Writer
- Yakov BliokhCredits: Producer
- Nina AgadzhanovaCredits: Writer
- Nikolay AseevCredits: Writer
- Mikhail GomorovCredits: Assistant Director
- A. KotoshevCredits: Administration
- A.P. KryukovCredits: Administration
- Aleksandr LevshinCredits: Assistant Director
- Aleksandr AntonovCredits: Assistant Director
- Vasiliy RakhalsCredits: Production Design
- Mikhail KapchinskyCredits: Executive Producer
- Grigori AleksandrovCredits: Assistant Director, Writer
- Maksim ShtraukhCredits: Assistant Director
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