Battleship Potemkin

In this powerful silent film, directed by Sergei Eisenstein, the brutal treatment of sailors on board the Russian battleship Potemkin sparks a massive mutiny that shakes the foundations of Imperial Russia in 1905. As the crew, driven to desperation and outrage by their deplorable living conditions and treatment at the hands of their officers, rises up against their oppressors, Eisenstein masterfully weaves together scenes of growing resistance, panic, and ultimately, bloodshed.