Battleship Potemkin poster
Director Sergei Eisenstein
Writer Sergei Eisenstein, Sergei Tretyakov, Nina Agadzhanova, Nikolay Aseev

Battleship Potemkin

Original Title: Броненосец Потёмкин

Tagline: Revolution is the only lawful, equal, effectual war. It was in Russia that this war was declared and begun.

Release Date: 1925-12-24

Duration: 75 minutes

Synopsis

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.

Casting

  • Sergei Eisenstein
    Odessa Citizen
  • Grigori Aleksandrov
    Chief Officer Giliarovsky
  • Andrey Fayt
    Recruit
  • Aleksandr Antonov
    Grigory Vakulinchuk
  • Nina Poltavtseva
    Woman with Pince-nez
  • Ivan Bobrov
    Young Sailor Flogged While Sleeping
  • Konstantin Feldman
    Student Agitator
  • Mikhail Gomorov
    Militant Sailor
  • Vladimir Barsky
    Commander Golikov
  • Prokhorenko
    Mother Carrying Wounded Boy