# October (Ten Days that Shook the World) (1928)

> A monumental Soviet montage reenactment turns the 1917 Russian Revolution into a kinetic study of mass political transformation.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/571

## Facts

- Runtime: 115 min
- Genres: Drama, History
- Director: Sergei Eisenstein, Grigori Aleksandrov
- Cast: Vladimir Popov, Vasili Nikandrov, Layaschenko, Boris Livanov, Mikholyev, Chibisov, Nikolai Padvoisky, Smelsky
- TMDB rating: 6.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0018217/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: propagandistic, kinetic, monumental, historical film study, silent cinema viewing

## Synopsis

Witness the tumultuous events that changed a nation in just ten days.

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