Review of Battleship Potemkin (1925) by Sean Axmaker for Turner Classic Movies Online — 25 Apr 2010

Battleship Potemkin is agitprop, but cinematically magnificent agitprop...

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This review of Battleship Potemkin (1925) was written by Sean Axmaker and published by Turner Classic Movies Online on 25 Apr 2010.

Battleship Potemkin has generally received very positive reviews.

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