Originally made to commemorate the tenth year of the overthrow of Czarist Russia, Pudovkin’s film tells the story of a peasant boy who comes to St. Petersburg in 1917 in search of work and witnesses the October Revolution. Set against the background of the historical events which culminated in the attack on the Winter Palace the film contains graphic anti-war statements. Also available on LD, 16mm and VHS.
Credits: Director, Vsevolod Pudovkin ; writer, Nathan Zarkhi ; photography, Anatoli Golovnya.
Cast: A. Chistyakov.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
F000023
Language
No spoken word
Subject categories
Feature films → Feature films - Soviet Union
History → Bolsheviks - Soviet Union - History
History → Soviet Union - History - 1917-1936
History → Soviet Union - History - Revolution, 1917-1921
Sound/audio
Silent
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
35mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)