Review of Battleship Potemkin (1925) by Ruairí Pan M — 05 Aug 2011

A propaganda piece but this does not effect the power of this movie and its influence on cinema today.

This review of Battleship Potemkin (1925) was written by Ruairí Pan M on 05 Aug 2011.

Battleship Potemkin has generally received very positive reviews.

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By William C (881) on 06 Oct 2015

What can I say, when a movie that was released in 1925 is still mimicked to this day, well it's gotta be in your top 3…

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