October (Ten Days that Shook the World)

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

May 11, 1928

Original language

Russian

Countries

Soviet Union

Production

Sovkino

Cast

Vladimir Popov,Vasili Nikandrov,Layaschenko,Boris Livanov,Mikholyev,Chibisov,Nikolai Padvoisky,Smelsky,Eduard Tisse,Nikolay Popov

Director

Sergei Eisenstein,Grigori Aleksandrov

Writer

Grigori Aleksandrov,Sergei Eisenstein,John Reed

Producer

Arkadiy Alekseyev

Cinematography

Eduard Tisse

Music

Edmund Meisel,Dmitri Shostakovich

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

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