Overview
Witness the tumultuous events that changed a nation in just ten days.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- propagandistic
- kinetic
- monumental
- historical film study
- silent cinema viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly regard the film as a formally innovative and historically significant Soviet montage work, while recognizing its overt propagandistic perspective.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Rapid juxtaposition and symbolic image pairings shape the film's interpretation of the revolution.
The October uprising is portrayed through workers, soldiers, factions, and mass mobilization, with Lenin and other leaders embedded in the broader movement.
The reenactment celebrates the Bolshevik seizure of power and the resulting peace and land decrees from a Soviet political perspective.
The film reconstructs the 1917 Petrograd events in a documentary style while using theatrical performances and highly composed imagery.
Films like October (Ten Days that Shook the World), and why
The End of St. Petersburg
shared silent-era historical reconstruction, revolutionary politics, and formally dynamic montage
Battleship Potemkin
shared Soviet montage tradition, historical drama, and politically committed filmmaking
The Birth of a Nation
shared revolutionary history, collective protagonists, and propagandistic historical spectacle
The Fall of the Romanov Dynasty
shared documentary-style historical reenactment and focus on political upheaval
Movie Details
- Directors
- Sergei Eisenstein, Grigori Aleksandrov
- Release Date
- 1928-05-11
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Rating
- 6.9 / 10 (231)
Cast
- Vladimir Popov
- Vasili Nikandrov
- Layaschenko
- Boris Livanov
- Mikholyev
- Chibisov
- Nikolai Padvoisky
- Smelsky
- Eduard Tisse
- Nikolay Popov
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- IndieFlix, IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video
- Buy
- Amazon Video
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is October (Ten Days that Shook the World) about?
- A monumental Soviet montage reenactment turns the 1917 Russian Revolution into a kinetic study of mass political transformation.
- What is October (Ten Days that Shook the World) like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of October (Ten Days that Shook the World) as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is October (Ten Days that Shook the World) violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in October (Ten Days that Shook the World) as moderate.
- What did critics think of October (Ten Days that Shook the World)?
- Critics broadly regard the film as a formally innovative and historically significant Soviet montage work, while recognizing its overt propagandistic perspective.
- Which films are like October (Ten Days that Shook the World)?
- Films with a similar feel include The End of St. Petersburg, Battleship Potemkin, The Birth of a Nation, and The Fall of the Romanov Dynasty.
- How long is October (Ten Days that Shook the World)?
- October (Ten Days that Shook the World) runs 115 minutes.
- Where can I watch October (Ten Days that Shook the World)?
- In United States, October (Ten Days that Shook the World) streams on IndieFlix, IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel.
