The Battleship Potemkin

Bronenosets Potyomkin, feature film, USSR, 1925

DIRECTED BY: Sergej Ejzenštejn

The Battleship Potemkin

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'

Trailer