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Director
Sergei Eisenstein
Cast
Aleksandr Antonov,
Vladimir Barsky,
Grigori Aleksandrov,
Ivan Bobrov,
Mikhail Gomorov,
Aleksandr Levshin
Genre
Drama,
History
A dramatized account of a great Russian naval mutiny and the resultant public demonstration in 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.
Perhaps the best known of the Soviet Montage films, created by perhaps the best known Soviet Montage filmmaker and philosopher. This film is an incredible cultural artifact of the early years of socialism in Russia, demonstrating how they disseminated propaganda and socialism ideals to a largely illiterate population.
The Observer (UK)
Potemkin is a vital viewing experience that transcends its landmark/milestone status. Its virtuoso technique remains dazzling and is at the service of a revolutionary fervour we can still experience.
BBC
If you are at all interested in the history of cinema, or the influence of 20th century politics on the medium, then this film is a must-see, although over an hour of Soviet propaganda is likely to test the patience of modern viewers.
Slant Magazine by Jesse Cataldo
A persistently political work salvaged by its unforgettable grasp of motion.
LarsenOnFilm by Josh Larsen
It’s propaganda, yet of the most artistic variety.
The Guardian by Peter Bradshaw
Eisenstein's film still has a hypnotic urgency.
Chicago Sun-Times by Roger Ebert
One of the fundamental landmarks of cinema.
Salon by Andrew O'Hehir
Battleship Potemkin is first and foremost an action drama, a work of straightforward emotion and pulse-quickening tension.
Time Out
Few films rival its ability to capture the danger, drama, uncertainty and energy of civil war or to respond so vitally to the urgent artistic challenges of their times.
The New York Times
Whether or not one is disposed to accept all the details as a faithful record, the fact remains that it is a production in which the director displays a vivid imagination and an artistic appreciation of motion picture values.
TV Guide Magazine
A vibrant, cinematically radical, and extremely accomplished work which went on to become one of the most celebrated movies ever made.
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