October (Ten Days that Shook the World)

(1928)Directed by Grigori Aleksandrov, Sergei Eisenstein115 minDrama, History

Sergei M. Eisenstein's docu-drama about the 1917 October Revolution in Russia. Made ten years after the events and edited in Eisenstein's 'Soviet Montage' style, it re-enacts in celebratory terms several key scenes from the revolution.

Vladimir Popovas Aleksandr Kerensky
LLayaschenkoas Konovalov
Boris Livanovas Minister Terestsenko
MMikholyevas Kishkin
CChibisovas Skobolev
Nikolai Padvoiskyas Bolshevik
Smelskyas Verderevsky
Eduard Tisseas German Soldier
Nikolay Popovas Kerenskiy