Battleship Potemkin
Броненосец Потёмкин
(1926)
A dramatized account of a great Russian naval mutiny and a resultant public demonstration, showing support, which brought on a police massacre. The film had an incredible impact on the development of cinema and is a masterful example of montage editing.
5 Kinolab Clips
Drama on Deck
The sailors have a mutiny against the commanding officers aboard the Potemkin.
Clip #: 1, Contributor: Ishani Agarwal
Brothers
The crew of the Potemkin discover that the enemy Tsarist sailors are on their side too.
Clip #: 3, Contributor: Ishani Agarwal
The Odessa Steps
A group of Cossacks attack a crowd of unarmed civilians at the Odessa steps. A baby carriage rolls down the steps as the Cossacks march.
Duration: 00:06:45
Timestamp: 00:47:28
Contributor: Eduardo Mendoza
Lion Statue Montage
As the battleship fires on the Imperial Palace, a brief montage sequence of shots of stone lion statues suggests the animal is roused.
Duration: 00:00:23
Timestamp: 00:52:44
Contributor: Marc Furstenau
Our Daily Bread
The crew has refused to eat the borscht and chooses to instead eat bread and water. A sailor smashes a plate with the inscription, "Give us this day our daily bread."
Duration: 00:02:20
Timestamp: 11:39:00
Contributor: Eduardo Mendoza