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Battleship Potemkin

1925Union soviétique74 min
The film

Battleship Potemkin is a 1925 Soviet silent epic film produced by Mosfilm. Directed and co-written by Sergei Eisenstein, it presents a dramatization of the mutiny that occurred in 1905 when the crew of the Russian battleship Potemkin rebelled against their officers. The film is a prime example of the Soviet montage theory of editing, such as in the "Odessa Steps" scene, which became widely influential and often recreated. In 1958, the film was voted on Brussels 12 list at the 1958 World Expo. Battleship Potemkin is widely considered one of the greatest films ever made. In the most recent Sight and Sound critics' poll in 2022, it was voted the fifty-fourth-greatest film of all time, and it had been placed in the top 10 in many previous editions.

DirectorSergueï Eisenstein
Genresfilm muet · drame historique · drame · film de propagande
CountryUnion soviétique
Runtime74 min
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This entry is drawn from the film catalogue and retains its source references. Missing fields are shown as missing.

Record source: The Film world cinema index

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