Vasiliy Nikandrov,
N. Popov,
Boris Livanov,
Eduard Tisse,
Vladimir Popov
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Borrowing its title from a book by American journalist John Reed (of Reds fame), Sergei Eisenstein's Ten Days That Shook the World reenacts the crucial week-and-a-half in October, 1918, when the Russi... read more
Directed by: Grigori Aleksandrov, Sergei M. Eisenstein
Release Date: November 2, 1928
DVD Release Date: December 29, 1998
Stats: 133 reviews
The pen may be mightier than the sword but Eisenstein proved that film was just as powerful. The editing is better than most of today's films and his use of symbolism has never really been matched. October is one of the most important, powerful and jaw-dropping films ever made, e... read more
[font=Century Gothic][color=red]October(or Ten Days that Shook the World) is a powerful, passionate, exciting reenactment of the 1917 Revolution from the fall of the Tsar to the storming of the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg. This was directed by Sergei Eisenstein on the tenth ... read more
I imagine I would of enjoyed this more if I had better knowledge of the Russian Revolution.
Still, this is very nicely edited and very much feels like a documentary. Anyone seriously interested in film and the birth of modern cinema should see this.
I just wish that I didn't ... read more
I feel not only is this a superior work to Battleship Potemkin overall, but it is also more of an accurate example of the Eisenstein style than was Potemkin. Though it is not subtle, it is highly articulate and incisive.
2 hours and 23 minutes? Jeez, the version I watched was only 1 hour and 42. Whatever, not a huge fan of Russia or it's boring ass revolution, but considering what Eisenstein did in terms of realism is pretty slick.
leaves us far more memorable montages than anything that modern copycat filmmakers have created Full Review
Though indisputably dazzling (and wearying) in its cinematics and its display of Eisenstein's pioneering editing techniques, October is simplistic propaganda. Full Review
The film remains an interesting oddity rather than entertaining or illuminating. Indeed, watching it today can seem hard work. Full Review
Somewhat hard to watch today, but still worth a look if only to wonder at the impressive and masterful way in which Eistenstein uses the camera. Full Review
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