October (Ten Days that Shook the World) (1928)
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- 2h 22min
- Drama, History
- 24 Sep 1928 (Sweden)
- Movie
A large-scale view on the events of 1917 in Russia, when the monarchy was overthrown.
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Cast
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Nikolay Popov | ... |
Kerenskiy
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Vasili Nikandrov | ... |
V.I. Lenin
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Layaschenko | ... |
Konovalov
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Vladimir Antonov-Ovseenko | ... |
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Chibisov | ... |
Skobolev
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| Boris Livanov | ... |
Terestsenko
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Mikholyev | ... |
Kishkin
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Nikolai Podvoisky | ... |
Bolshevik
(as N. Podvoisky)
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Smelsky | ... |
Verderevsky
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| Eduard Tisse | ... |
German Soldier
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Directed by
| Grigoriy Aleksandrov | ... | (as G. V. Aleksandrov) |
| Sergei Eisenstein | ... | (as S. M. Eisenstein) |
Written by
| Sergei Eisenstein | ... | () (as S. M. Eisenstein) and |
| Grigoriy Aleksandrov | ... | () (as G. V. Aleksandrov) |
| John Reed | ... | (book) |
Produced by
| Arkadiy Alekseyev | ... | restoration producer (as A. Alekseev) |
Music by
| Edmund Meisel | ... | (1927 original score) |
| Dmitri Shostakovich | ... | (1966 version score) |
Cinematography by
| Eduard Tisse | ||
Editing by
| Esfir Tobak | ... | restoration editor (as E. Tobak) |
Production Design by
| Vasili Kovrigin | ... | (as V. Kovrigin) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Grigoriy Aleksandrov | ... | restoration director |
| Mikhail Gomorov | ... | assistant director (as M. Gomorov) |
| Maksim Shtraukh | ... | assistant director (as M. Shtraukh) |
| Ilya Trauberg | ... | assistant director (as I. Trauberg) |
Art Department
| Boris Agapov | ... | restoration intertitles (as B. Agapov) |
| Mikhail Evstafiev | ... | poster artist |
| Yakov Ruklevsky | ... | poster artist |
| Georgii Stenberg | ... | poster artist |
| Vladimir Stenberg | ... | poster artist |
| Leonid Voronov | ... | poster artist |
Sound Department
| Viktor Babushkin | ... | restoration sound (as V. Babushkin) |
| Valentina Ladygina | ... | restoration sound (as V. Ladygina) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Viktor Maslennikov | ... | restoration camera operator (as V. Maslennikov) |
| Vladimir Nilsen | ... | assistant camera |
| Vladimir Popov | ... | assistant camera |
Music Department
| A. Kholodilin | ... | music consultant |
| Frank Strobel | ... | 2012 restoration conductor |
Script and Continuity Department
| E. Kotov | ... | restoration script editor |
Additional Crew
| I. Mints | ... | restoration consultant: professor |
| Nikolai Podvoisky | ... | chief consultant (as N. I. Podvoiskiy) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Sovkino (1927) (Soviet Union) (theatrical)
- Amkino Corporation (1928) (United States) (theatrical)
- First National Pictures (1928) (United States) (theatrical)
- Sofus Berg Film (1928) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- The Film Society (1928) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Artkino Pictures (1940) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Progrès Film (1967) (Belgium) (theatrical) (reissue)
- Unitelefilm (1967) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Kosmos-Filmi (1969) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Dan-Ina Film (1970) (Denmark) (theatrical)
- Animatógrafo (1975) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Alta Films (1977) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Velissarios (1995) (Greece) (VHS) (sell through)
- Image Entertainment (1998) (United States) (DVD)
- Grapevine Video (2002) (United States) (DVD) (dvdr) (as 'Ten Days That Shook the World')
- Producciones JRB (2004) (Spain) (DVD)
- Suevia Films (2005) (Spain) (DVD)
- Films sans Frontières (2006) (France) (DVD)
- Divisa Home Video (2009) (Spain) (DVD)
- Titanio Home Entertainment (2013) (Mexico) (DVD)
- Edition Filmmuseum (2015) (Germany) (DVD)
- Indie Crush (2016) (United States) (video) (digital)
- Leopardo Filmes (2016) (Portugal)
- Films sans Frontières (2017) (France) (theatrical) (re-release) (restored version)
- New Star (2019) (Greece) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Icestorm Entertainment (2020) (Germany) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Mosfilm (restoration)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
In documentary style, events in Petrograd are re-enacted from the end of the monarchy in February of 1917 to the end of the provisional government and the decrees of peace and of land in November of that year. Lenin returns in April. In July, counter-revolutionaries put down a spontaneous revolt, and Lenin's arrest is ordered. By late October, the Bolsheviks are ready to strike: ten days will shake the world. While the Mensheviks vacillate, an advance guard infiltrates the palace. Anatov-Oveyenko leads the attack and signs the proclamation dissolving the provisional government.
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The filming of the assault on the Winter Palace required 11,000 extras, and the lighting needs left the rest of the city blacked out. See more » |
| Goofs | The Bolshevik revolutionary killed by the mob can be seen blinking his eyes after dead. He is lying on the bank of the Neva River, and reacts slightly (in a close-up) when water splashes over his face. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Ten Days That Shook the World (1967). See more » |
| Crazy Credits | Only under the iron leadership of the Communist Party can the victory of the masses be secured. See more » |
| Quotes |
V.I. Lenin:
[at the Finland Station]
Long live the socialist revolution! All power to the Soviets! Socialist, not bourgeois! Capitalist ministers give you neither peace, nor bread, nor land! See more » |