Battleship Potemkin (1925)
Sergei M. Eisenstein

1905. Throughout Russia, discontent is spreading amongst the working classes. The spirit of revolution is in the air. Aboard a battleship off the coast of Odessa, sailors object to eating the rotten meat they are given...   [More...]

The End of St. Petersburg (1927)
Vsevolod Pudovkin

A village lad leaves his impoverished home and heads for St Petersburg, hoping to find work in the city. He seeks out another man from his village but is given a cold reception...   [More...]

The New Babylon (1929)
Grigori Kozintsev

Paris, 1871. As French soldiers set out to fight in the war against Prussia, the Parisian bourgeoisie continue to amuse themselves, revelling in all the delights the city has to offer...   [More...]

October (1928)
Grigori Aleksandrov

February 1917. As one entity, the people of Russia arise to overthrow the Tsarist regime. In its place, a provisional government is set up, headed by the ambitious Alexander Kerenski...   [More...]

Storm Over Asia (1928)
Vsevolod Pudovkin

Mongolia, 1918. With his father too ill to sell furs at the market, Bair, a young herdsman, must take his place. The only buyers at the market are western traders who pay as little as they can, knowing that the locals are so poor they will sell at any price...   [More...]

Strike (1925)
Sergei M. Eisenstein

Russia, 1912. Sick of the conditions under which they have to toil for a meagre salary, the workers at a factory are on the brink of rebellion...   [More...]