October (Ten Days that Shook the World)

October (Ten Days that Shook the World) (1928)

November 2, 1928 (US)Drama1 hour and 55 minutes
68%
User score
Description

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.

Grigori Aleksandrov
Screenplay, Director
Sergei Eisenstein
Screenplay, Director
John Reed
Book

Actors

Vladimir Popov
Vladimir Popov
Aleksandr Kerensky
Vasili Nikandrov
Vasili Nikandrov
Lenin
Layaschenko
Layaschenko
Konovalov
Boris Livanov
Boris Livanov
Minister Terestsenko
Mikholyev
Mikholyev
Kishkin
Chibisov
Chibisov
Skobolev
Nikolai Padvoisky
Nikolai Padvoisky
Bolshevik
Smelsky
Smelsky
Verderevsky
Eduard Tisse
Eduard Tisse
German Soldier
Status

Released

Original language

Russian

Budget

—

Revenue

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Keywords
governmentcoup d'etatczar / tsar / tzarmonarchysilent filmrussian revolution (1917)soviet realism