

Battleship Potemkin
Revolution is the only lawful, equal, effectual war. It was in Russia that this war was declared and begun.
In the midst of the Russian Revolution of 1905, the crew of the battleship Potemkin revolt against the brutal, tyrannical regime of the vessel's officers. The resulting street demonstration in Odessa brings on a police massacre.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
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- Box office
- $45.1K
- Language
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- panic
- baby carriage
- cossack
- slaughter
- massacre
- rage
- sailor
- silent film
- russian revolution (1917)
- revolt
- imperial russia
- insubordination
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Soviet Union
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremiereNRNew York City, New York5 Dec 1926
- PremiereSan Francisco Silent Film Festival3 May 2017
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical (limited)1 Jan 1931
- Theatricalrated X11 Jan 1954
- PhysicalPGDVD17 Apr 2000
- TheatricalPGRe-release29 Apr 2011
- Theatrical (limited)12ACentenary Edition 22 Aug 2025
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalPG21 Sept 1951
ArgentinaAR
- TheatricalATP27 Aug 1940
BelgiumBE
- Theatrical18 Jun 1928
BrazilBR
- Theatricalre-release, uncut version1 May 1980
- Theatrical (limited)São Paulo25 Feb 2005
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical30 Sept 1926
Dominican RepublicDO
- Theatrical (limited)2 Oct 1928
FranceFR
- PremiereTPCine Club De France, Paris12 Nov 1925
- Theatrical12 Nov 1926
- TheatricalRe-release (Potemkine éditions)17 Jun 2026
GermanyDE
- Theatrical29 Apr 1926
- Theatrical11 Aug 1930
- Premiere12Berlin International Film Festival20 Feb 1986
GreeceGR
- PremiereAthens24 Feb 1927
HungaryHU
- Theatrical20 Jan 1951
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Battleship Potemkin was released on 24 December 1925.
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CinemaSerf
6/6/2022
I'm not going to attempt to find loads of cinematic superlatives about this. It's just a great film that depicts the epitome of cruelty, indifference and kindred spirit at sea in spades. The crew of this powerful warship are treated little better than prisoners in a gulag. When the ship's doctor insists that their daily meat ration (which could "jump into the water by itself") is safe to eat, a few of them decide to …
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