Battleship Potemkin (1925) (DVD)

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Description

When they are fed rancid meat, the sailors on the Potemkin revolt against their harsh conditions. Led by Vakulinchuk (Aleksandr Antonov), the sailors kill the officers of the ship to gain their freedom. Vakulinchuk is also killed, and the people of Odessa honor him as a symbol of revolution. Tsarist soldiers arrive and massacre the civilians to quell the uprising. A squadron of ships is sent to overthrow the Potemkin, but the ships side with the revolt and refuse to attack.

“a marvelous film without equal in the cinema … anyone who had no firm political conviction could become a Bolshevik after seeing the film” – Joseph Goebbels, Nazi Propaganda Minister

Aspect Ratio:  1.25 : 1
Audio: 2.0
Cast:   Aleksandr Antonov, Vladimir Barskiy, Grigoriy Aleksandrov
Director:  Sergei M. Eisenstein
Rating: PG
Duration: 75 min
Language: Slient
Subtitles: English
Extra:  Audio Commentary with film critic John Noonan.
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