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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Cast
23 people
Aleksandr Antonov
Grigory Vakulinchuk
Known for
Strike
Vladimir Barsky
Commander Golikov
Also in
The Ninth Wave
Shakir
Grigori Aleksandrov
Chief Officer Giliarovsky
Known for
Strike
Ivan Bobrov
Young Sailor Flogged While Sleeping
Known for
Mother
Mikhail Gomorov
Militant Sailor
Known for
Strike
Aleksandr Levshin
Petty Officer
Nina Poltavtseva
Woman with Pince-nez
No other roles listed
Konstantin Feldman
Student Agitator
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Prokhorenko
Mother Carrying Wounded Boy
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A. Glauberman
Wounded Boy
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Beatrice Vitoldi
Woman with Baby Carriage
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Danylo Antonovych
Sailor
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Prometey
Koliivshchyna
Sergei Eisenstein Director · Grigori Aleksandrov Writer Nina Agadzhanova Writer
Worldwide gross $45K · United States release December 5, 1926 · Produced in Russia, Russia
Box office
Worldwide gross
$45,100
Production
Mosfilm
Production · Studio
Gos
Production
Goskino USSR
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Russia · Russia
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Броненосец Потёмкин
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
No dialogue · Russian
Release dates
France · November 12, 1925
Premiere · Cine Club De France, Paris
Russia · December 24, 1925
Theatrical
United States · December 5, 1926
Premiere · New York City, New York
United States
May 3, 2017 · Premiere · San Francisco Silent Film Festival
Argentina
August 27, 1940 · Theatrical
Australia
September 21, 1951 · Theatrical
Belgium
June 18, 1928 · Theatrical
Brazil
May 1, 1980 · Theatrical · re-release, uncut version
February 25, 2005 · Limited theatrical · São Paulo
Denmark
September 30, 1926 · Theatrical
Dominican Republic
October 2, 1928 · Limited theatrical
France
November 12, 1926 · Theatrical
June 17, 2026 · Theatrical · Re-release (Potemkine éditions)
Germany
April 29, 1926 · Theatrical
August 11, 1930 · Theatrical
February 20, 1986 · Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
Greece
February 24, 1927 · Premiere · Athens
Hungary
January 20, 1951 · Theatrical
Ireland
August 22, 2025 · Limited theatrical · Centenary Edition
Italy
April 7, 1960 · Theatrical
Japan
October 4, 1967 · Theatrical
Netherlands
February 10, 2007 · Physical · DVD, Blu ray
Poland
November 7, 1958 · TV
Portugal
May 19, 1974 · Theatrical
May 16, 2014 · Theatrical · Re-release
Russia
December 21, 1925 · Premiere · Bolshoi Theatre
January 18, 1926 · Premiere · 1st State Gaming Theater
Russia
January 29, 2026 · Theatrical
South Korea
October 15, 1994 · Theatrical
Spain
January 14, 1931 · Theatrical
Sweden
November 17, 1926 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
January 1, 1931 · Limited theatrical
January 11, 1954 · Theatrical · rated X
April 17, 2000 · Physical · DVD
April 29, 2011 · Theatrical · Re-release
August 22, 2025 · Limited theatrical · Centenary Edition
XC
October 1, 1926 · Theatrical
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