Battleship Potemkin

Battleship Potemkin (1925) is a Soviet silent film directed by Sergei Eisenstein. It presents a dramatized version of the 1905 mutiny of the battleship Potemkin crew against their officers of the Tsarist regime. The film is renowned for its montage editing and is frequently cited as one of the greatest films of all time.

• First film to contain a montage sequence.
• Banned in UK until 1954 due to its revolutionary propaganda.
• Director Sergei Eisenstein used 3,200 extras for the Odessa Steps scene.
• The film was shot in just over a month.
• It is still studied in film schools for its innovative techniques.

• Down with the oppressors!
• Conquer or die!
• Brothers! Who are you shooting at?
• Enough blood! Revolt!
• Death to the tyrants!