Director
Sergei Eisenstein
Screenplay
Nina Agadzhanova, Sergei Eisenstein
Cinematography
Eduard Tisse, Vladimir Popov
Editing
Sergei Eisenstein
Producer
Yakov M. Bliokh
Production
Mosfilm [RU]
Cast
Aleksandr Antonov, Vladimir Barskiy, Grigoriy Aleksandrov, Ivan Bobrov, Mikhail Gomorov, Aleksandr Levshin
Synopsis
This silent film chronicles the rebellion of Russian sailors aboard the battleship Potemkin during the 1905 Russian Revolution, highlighting its iconic Odessa steps sequence. With an innovative editing technique, it not only marked a milestone in propaganda cinema but revolutionised the visual language, becoming a seminal work in the history of cinema.
Format
DCP, B&W
World Sales-Distribution
Deutsche Kinemathek - Museum für Film und Fernsehen
Filmography
Sergei Eisenstein
RUSSIAN EMPIRE (now LATVIA) (1898-1948)
SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY:
1944 IVAN THE TERRIBLE, PART I
1938 ALEXANDER NEVSKY
1928 OCTOBER
1925 BATTLESHIP POTEMKIN
1925 STACHKA / STRIKE
RUSSIAN EMPIRE (now LATVIA) (1898-1948)
SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY:
1944 IVAN THE TERRIBLE, PART I
1938 ALEXANDER NEVSKY
1928 OCTOBER
1925 BATTLESHIP POTEMKIN
1925 STACHKA / STRIKE
Festivals
Berlin, Locarno, São Paolo, Shanghai
Notes
Music by Dmitri Shostakovich, arrangement by Humberto Armas, performed by the Ornati Quartet (Sergio Marrero, violin; Adrián Marrero, violin; Adriana Ilieva, viola; and Carlos Rivero, cello) and Noemí Salomón (piano)
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