October: 10 Days that Shook the World

A brilliant construction of the momentous events of 1917, when revolutionary soldiers, sailors and factory workers overthrew the provisional Government of Russia, bringing Lenin and the Bolsheviks to power. Made by Sergei Eisenstein just ten years after the revolution. The vitality of his imagination, the symbols and metaphors with which he illuminates history, the fantastic spectacle, the sheer erudition have survived six decades undiminished.

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Credits

producer/director

Sergei Eisenstein

Duration

01:40:00:00

Production places

Soviet Union

Production dates

1928

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

324074

Language

English

Audience classification

PG

Subject categories

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - Soviet Union

History → Lenin, Vladimir Il'ich, 1870-1924

History → Russia - History

History → Soviet Union - History - Revolution, 1917-1921

People → Lenin, Vladimir Il'ich, 1870-1924

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Silent

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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Soviet Union, 1928

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