The Ten days that shook the world | Serghej Bondarchiuk | ACMI collection

It is 1917…the brink of the Russian Revolution. American journalist John Reed is there to write about it, to love it, and survive it, if he can. Now, almost 70 years later, and at a cost of over $50 million, the event has become a spectacular motion picture. Shot entirely on location in Russia, including magnificent scenes inside the Winter Palace, and with the entire Russian 3rd Army as extras, master filmmaker Serghei Bondarchuk has created one of the most spectacular motion pictures ever filmed.

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Credits

producer

Nello Santi

production company

Mosfilm

Conacite Dos

director

Serghej Bondarchiuk

Duration

02:03:00:00

Production places

Soviet Union

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

324892

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

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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