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

October (Ten Days that Shook the World)

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Drama

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Russian

Runtime

115 mins

Rating

6.9/10

Release Date

11 May 1928

Country

Soviet Union

Cast

Vladimir Popov

Vladimir Popov

Aleksandr Kerensky

Vasili Nikandrov

Vasili Nikandrov

Lenin

Layaschenko

Layaschenko

Konovalov

Boris Livanov

Boris Livanov

Minister Terestsenko

Mikholyev

Mikholyev

Kishkin

Chibisov

Chibisov

Skobolev

Nikolai Padvoisky

Nikolai Padvoisky

Bolshevik

Smelsky

Smelsky

Verderevsky

Eduard Tisse

Eduard Tisse

German Soldier

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