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October (Ten Days that Shook the World)
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Title: October (Ten Days that Shook the World)

Release Date: 11 May 1928

Runtime: 1h 55m

Genre: Drama

Director: Sovkino

Production Companies: Sovkino

Overview: 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.

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Average Vote: 6.9 (200 votes)

Cast

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