# Battleship Potemkin (1925)

> A landmark silent revolutionary drama transforms a sailors’ mutiny and a civilian massacre into a thunderous argument for collective resistance.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/521

## Facts

- Runtime: 75 min
- Genres: Drama, History, War
- Director: Sergei Eisenstein
- Cast: Aleksandr Antonov, Vladimir Barsky, Grigori Aleksandrov, Ivan Bobrov, Mikhail Gomorov, Aleksandr Levshin, Nina Poltavtseva, Konstantin Feldman
- TMDB rating: 7.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0015648/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: visceral, urgent, confrontational, film history study, political cinema viewing

## Synopsis

A powerful tale of rebellion and sacrifice unfolds aboard a battleship in turmoil.

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