October (Ten Days That Shook the World) (1928) Soviet Union
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Director:Aleksandrov, Grigorio, Eisenstein, Sergei M., Layaschenko, Livanov, Boris, Nikandrov, Vasili, Popov, Vladimir, Popov, Nikolai
Studio:Sovkino
Writer:Sergei M. Eisenstein, Grigori Aleksandrov
Rating:7.7 (3,117 votes)
Rated:NR
Date Added:2012-06-05
ASIN:014381457629
Awards:1 win
Genre:Russian films
IMDb:0018217
Duration:1:35:00
Aspect Ratio:1.33 : 1
Sound:Silent
Languages:Russian
Subtitles:English
LAC code:300006918
DVD or VHS:DVD
Original:original
Aleksandrov, Grigorio, Eisenstein, Sergei M., Layaschenko, Livanov, Boris, Nikandrov, Vasili, Popov, Vladimir, Popov, Nikolai  ...  (Director)
Sergei M. Eisenstein, Grigori Aleksandrov  ...  (Writer)
 
Nikolay Popov  ...  Kerenskiy
Vasili Nikandrov  ...  V.I. Lenin
Layaschenko  ...  Konovalov
Chibisov  ...  Skobolev
Boris Livanov  ...  Terestsenko
Mikholyev  ...  Kishkin
Nikolai Padvoisky  ...  Bolshevik
Smelsky  ...  Verderevsky
Eduard Tisse  ...  German Soldier
Comments: DRUS 104

Summary: Russian director Sergei Eisenstein's powerful retelling of the 1917 Russian Revolution, "October" is an acknowledged masterpiece in the use of editing, lighting, camera placement and mise-en-scene. An absolute must for any film connoisseurs collection.