Battleship Potemkin

Release: December 21, 1925

In the midst of the Russian Revolution of 1905, the crew of the battleship Potemkin mutiny against the brutal, tyrannical regime of the vessel's officers. The resulting street demonstration in Odessa brings on a police massacre. When they are fed rancid meat, the sailors on the Potemkin revolt against their harsh conditions. Led by Vakulinchuk (Aleksandr Antonov), the sailors kill the officers of the ship to gain their freedom. Vakulinchuk is also killed, and the people of Odessa honor him as a symbol of revolution. Tsarist soldiers arrive and massacre the civilians to quell the uprising. A squadron of ships is sent to overthrow the Potemkin, but the ships side with the revolt and refuse to attack.

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Sailors: "BROTHERS!"

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Militant Sailor: "The people of Odessa are waiting for the liberators! Land the troops and the army will join you."

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Odessa Citizen: "The enemy must be dealt a decisive blow! Together with the rebelling workers from all of Russia - WE WILL WIN!"

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Woman Protestor: "Mothers and brothers! Let there not be differences or hostility among us!"

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Citizens of Odessa: "Down with tyranny!"

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Russian Orthodox Priest: "Have fear of God."

Grigory Vakulinchuk: "Beat it, sorcerer!"

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Grigory Vakulinchuk: "To the rifles, brothers! Smash the dragons! Smash 'em! Smash 'em all!"

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Chief Officer Giliarovsky: "Shoot! - - Everyone shoot! - - Shoot, scum!"

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Commander Golikov: "Back, scoundrels! That way is not for you! I'll shoot you all like dogs!"

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Matyushenko: "To the turret... Guys! It's time!"

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Chief Officer Giliarovsky: "The sailors refused to eat the borscht."

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Grigory Vakulinchuk: "Russian prisoners in Japan are fed better than we are! We've had enough rotten meat!"

Smirov, the ship doctor: "It's good meat. End of discussion!"

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Grigory Vakulinchuk: "Comrades! The time has come when we too must speak out. Why wait? All of Russia has risen! Are we to be the last?"

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Grigory Vakulinchuk: "We, the sailors of 'Potemkin,' must support the workers, our brothers, and stand among the front lines of the revolution!"

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Title Card: "Above the heads of the tsar's admirals thundered a brotherly hurrah. And proudly waving the red flag of victory, without a single shot, the rebellious battleship passed through the rows of the squadron."

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Citizens of Odessa: "COSSACKS!"

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Student Agitator: "Citizens of Odessa! Lying before you is the body of the brutally killed sailor Grigoriy Vakulinchuk, slain by a senior officer of the squadron battleship 'Prince Tavrichesky.' Let's take revenge on the bloodthirsty vampires! Death to the oppressors!"

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Commander Golikov: "Whoever is satisfied with the borscht take two steps forward!"

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Grigory Vakulinchuk: "We've had enough rotten meat! Even a dog wouldn't eat this! It could crawl overboard on its own!"

Smirov, the ship doctor: "These aren't worms. They are dead fly larvae. You can wash them off with brine!"

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Title Card: "The spirit of revolution soared over the Russian land. A tremendous, mysterious process was taking place in countless hearts. The individual personality, having hardly had time to become conscious of itself, dissolved in the mass, and the mass itself became dissolved in the revolutionary élan."

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