October
Brief Synopsis
A filmed re-enactment of events leading up to the 1917 October Revolution in Russia.
Cast & Crew
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Grigori Alexandrov
Director
Boris Livanov
N Popov
Vasily Nikandrov
Edouard Tissé
Grigori Alexandrov
Screenplay
Film Details
Also Known As
October (Ten Days that Shook the World), Oktyabar, Oktyabr, Ten Days That Shook the World
Genre
Drama
Foreign
Historical
Political
Silent
Release Date
1928
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 55m
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Synopsis
Stunning depiction of Russia's Bolshevik Revolution.
Crew
Grigori Alexandrov
Screenplay
Grigory Alexandrov
Assistant Director
Sergei M. Eisenstein
Screenplay
Alan Fearon
Music
Alan Fearon
Music Conductor
Mikhail Gomorov
Assistant Director
Vasili Kovrigin
Art Director
Edmund Meisel
Original Music
Maxim Straukh
Assistant Director
Edouard Tissé
Director Of Photography
Ilya Trauberg
Assistant Director
Film Details
Also Known As
October (Ten Days that Shook the World), Oktyabar, Oktyabr, Ten Days That Shook the World
Genre
Drama
Foreign
Historical
Political
Silent
Release Date
1928
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 55m
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Quotes
Trivia
The filming of the assault on the Winter Palace required 11,000 extras, and the lighting needs left the rest of the city blacked out.
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 1928
Released in United States November 13, 1988
Shown at London Film Festival November 13, 1988.
Released in United States 1928
Released in United States November 13, 1988 (Shown at London Film Festival November 13, 1988.)
First released in Moscow March 14, 1928.
