Ten Days That Shook the World Movie Review 1927

Silent masterpiece based on American author John Reed's book of the same name. Eisenstein, commissioned by the Soviet government, spared no expense to chronicle the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917 (in a flattering Communist light, of course). He was later forced to cut his portrayal of Leon Trotsky, who was then an enemy of the state. Includes rare footage of the Czar's Winter Palace in Leningrad. Haunting score, combined with some of Eisenstein's most striking work. See Warren Beatty's "Reds" for a fictional look at Reed and the Russian Revolution.

Distribution

Glenn Video Vistas Ltd., 6024 Canby Ave., Ste. 103, Reseda, CA 91335, Phone: (818)881-8110

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 104 minutes.
Originally from Russian.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Historical Drama, Russian Revolution, Propaganda, Silent Films, Big Battles, Docudrama

Screenplay

Sergei Eisenstein, Grigori Alexandrov

Cast

Nikandrov, N. Popov, Boris Livanov

Cinematography

Vladimir Popov, Eduard Tisse

Director

Sergei Eisenstein, Grigori Alexandrov

Music

Dimitri Shostakovich, Edmund Meisel

Producer

Amkino