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October (Ten Days that Shook the World)

Name: October (Ten Days that Shook the World)
Director: Sergei Eisenstein
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 1928
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Vladimir Popov, Vasili Nikandrov, Layaschenko, Boris Livanov, Mikholyev

As the Russian monarchy crumbles, conflicts at Petrograd intensify, with Soviet hero V.I. Lenin leading the rebellion that overthrows the tsar's Winter Palace.

1928 · Directed by Sergei Eisenstein · 115 min · Drama · History · 10 frames

Crew

Screenplay: Grigori Aleksandrov, Sergei Eisenstein
Cinematography: Eduard Tisse
Edited by: Esfir Tobak
Music: Edmund Meisel, Dmitri Shostakovich

Cast

Vladimir Popov as Aleksandr Kerensky
Vasili Nikandrov as Lenin
Layaschenko as Konovalov
Boris Livanov as Minister Terestsenko
Mikholyev as Kishkin
Chibisov as Skobolev
Nikolai Padvoisky as Bolshevik
Smelsky as Verderevsky
Eduard Tisse as German Soldier
Nikolay Popov as Kerenskiy

Production

Country: Soviet Union
Language: No Language
Studios: Sovkino
Themes: government, coup d'etat, czar / tsar / tzar, monarchy, silent film, russian revolution (1917), soviet realism

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