Battleship Potemkin
(1925)
Броненосец Потёмкин
Battleship Potemkin
Revolution is the only lawful, equal, effectual war. It was in Russia that this war was declared and begun.
A dramatized account of a great Russian naval mutiny and a resultant public demonstration, showing support, which brought on a police massacre. The film had an incredible impact on the development of cinema and is a masterful example of montage editing.
Eduard Tisse
Director of Photography
Edmund Meisel
Original Music Composer
Grigori Aleksandrov
Editor
Jay Leyda
Assistant Editor