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Oktyabr (October) (Ten Days That Shook the World) (1928)

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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.

Unrated, 1 hr. 43 min.

Documentary, Drama, Art House & International, Classics

Directed By: Grigori Aleksandrov , Sergei M. Eisenstein

In Theaters: Nov 2, 1928 Wide

On DVD: Dec 29, 1998

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Much of the montage is reductive and static, but some of the action scenes are genuinely stirring -- when he wasn't editorializing, the man really could cut film.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader

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Dave Kehr

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leaves us far more memorable montages than anything that modern copycat filmmakers have created

December 3, 2009 Full Review Source: Old School Reviews

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John A. Nesbit

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Though indisputably dazzling (and wearying) in its cinematics and its display of Eisenstein's pioneering editing techniques, October is simplistic propaganda.

August 28, 2006 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide

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The film remains an interesting oddity rather than entertaining or illuminating. Indeed, watching it today can seem hard work.

January 26, 2006 Full Review Source: Time Out

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Geoff Andrew

Time Out

Somewhat hard to watch today, but still worth a look if only to wonder at the impressive and masterful way in which Eistenstein uses the camera.

May 24, 2003 Full Review Source: Film4

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The pen may be mightier than the sword but Eisenstein proved that film was just as powerful. The editing is better than most of today's films and his use of symbolism has never really been matched. October is one of the most important, powerful and jaw-dropping films ever made, especially when you realise that most of

November 20, 2009

Anthony Lawrie

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October(or Ten Days that Shook the World) is a powerful, passionate, exciting reenactment of the 1917 Revolution from the fall of the Tsar to the storming of the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg. This was directed by Sergei Eisenstein on the tenth anniversary of the Soviet Revolution. I'm not an expert on Russian

May 12, 2010