This renowned Soviet feature portrays the mutiny aboard the Russian battleship Potemkin and the role of the sailors and citizens of the Port of Odessa in the abortive revolution of 1905. An epic dramatisation, it brought to the attention of the world the theories of Sergei Eisenstein, his emphasis on montage, stress on intellectual content and his treatment of the mass instead of the individual as protagonist.
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ACMI Identifier
013690
Language
English
Subject categories
Feature films → Feature films - Soviet Union
History → Soviet Union - History
Sound/audio
Silent
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)