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October: Ten Days That Shook the World
Октябрь: Десять дней, которые потрясли мир
Directed by Sergei Eisenstein
1928•1h 55m•NR•★ 6.9
History / Drama
Synopsis
A breathtaking cinematic reconstruction of the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution from the overthrow of the Tsar to the dramatic storming of the Winter Palace, featuring intellectual montage equating Alexander Kerensky with a mechanical peacock and Napoleon. Sergei Eisenstein's formalist visual laboratory.
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Cast & Crew
DirectorSergei EisensteinGrigori Aleksandrov
WriterGrigori AleksandrovSergei Eisenstein
CinematographyEduard Tisse
MusicEdmund MeiselDmitri Shostakovich
Principal Cast
Vladimir PopovAleksandr Kerensky
Boris LivanovMinister Terestsenko
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Vasili NikandrovLeninL
LayaschenkoKonovalovM
MikholyevKishkinC
ChibisovSkobolevNP
Nikolai PadvoiskyBolshevikS
SmelskyVerderevskyTechnical Specifications
Runtime1h 55m (115 mins)
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DirectorSergei Eisenstein
LanguagesRussian
CountrySU
StudioSovkino
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