Review of The End of St. Petersburg (1927) by Harvey M — 31 May 2007

Very impressive early Russian film directed by Vsevolod Pudovkin, there were many great filmmaking tricks, especially the editing. I loved the panic during the factory scenes and I was surprised that an 80 year old film could have so much tension during some scenes, particularly the moment the husband was coming home to his wife while the police were in the house and the scene with the worker telling the rich guys where the bald guy was.

It?s slow at times but it?s really worth viewing just to see how the Russians made an impact on film.