October (Ten Days that Shook the World)

October (Ten Days that Shook the World)

1928 · 115 min · RU · 6.9 (180 votes)
Dir. Grigori Aleksandrov, Sergei Eisenstein · Starring Vladimir Popov, Vasili Nikandrov, Layaschenko, Boris Livanov, Mikholyev, Chibisov · Music Edmund Meisel
Drama

Sergei M. Eisenstein's docu-drama about the 1917 October Revolution in Russia. Made ten years after the events and edited in Eisenstein's 'Soviet Montage' style, it re-enacts in celebratory terms several key scenes from the revolution.

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A monumental, kinetic reenactment of history. Its revolutionary fervor and groundbreaking montage style create an overwhelming, urgent, and powerful cinematic experience that feels both historical and immediate.

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