The Ten days that shook the world

Soviet Union

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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

director

Serghej Bondarchiuk

producer

Nello Santi

production company

Conacite Dos

Mosfilm

Duration

02:03:00:00

Production places
Soviet Union

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

324892

Language

English

Audience classification

PG

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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