October (Ten Days that Shook the World)
1928 · Movie · 115 min · ★ 6.9 · 88% critics
A documentary-style reenactment of the 1917 Russian Revolution follows rising unrest, political struggle, and mass demonstrations as a provisional government clashes with revolutionary forces. Told through bold, fast-cut imagery and large crowd scenes, it presents the upheaval in celebratory, propaganda-leaning terms rather than focusing on individual heroes.
Also known as October 1917: Ten Days That Shook the World
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Details
- Original title
- Октябрь
- Years
- 1928
- Release date
- 1928-05-11
- Language
- Russian
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 88/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (222 votes)
About
You may like this if you enjoy silent, documentary-style historical epics with intense, fast-moving imagery and don’t mind overt political messaging, especially if you’ve seen Battleship Potemkin or Strike; Not for you if you need clear characters and straightforward storytelling.
Pros: striking imagery; epic crowd scenes; thrilling set pieces | Cons: heavy-handed propaganda; hard to follow; little character connection
Themes
- government
- coup d'etat
- czar / tsar / tzar
- monarchy
- silent film
- russian revolution (1917)
- soviet realism
Cast & crew
Vladimir Popov
as Aleksandr Kerensky
- VN
Vasili Nikandrov
as Lenin
- LA
Layaschenko
as Konovalov
Boris Livanov
as Minister Terestsenko
- MI
Mikholyev
as Kishkin
- CH
Chibisov
as Skobolev
- NP
Nikolai Padvoisky
as Bolshevik
- SM
Smelsky
as Verderevsky
Eduard Tisse
as German Soldier
- NP
Nikolay Popov
as Kerenskiy
Directed by Grigori Aleksandrov, Sergei Eisenstein