The Battleship Potemkin
Bronenosets Potyomkin, feature film, USSR, 1925
DIRECTED BY: Sergej Ejzenštejn
CAST:
Aleksandr Antonov,
Vladimir Barsky,
Grigorij Aleksandrov,
Ivan Bobrov,
Mikhail Gomorov,
Aleksandr Levshin
SCRIPT:
Nina Agadzhanova,
Sergei M. Eisenstein
PHOTOGRAPHY:
Eduard Tisse,
Vladimir Popov
EDITING:
Sergej M. Ejzenštejn,
Grigorij Aleksandrov
Synopsis:
This classic film contains the famous scene of the slaughter at the steps of Odessa. Considered Eisenstein’s finest film, it is included in many critic’s lists of the best films of all time. The central theme of this film is the mutiny on the Potemkin battle cruiser.
b/w, silent, 72'