Strike

"Down with autocracy! Long live the democratic republic!"

1925 1h 29m RU

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7.4

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★7.4TMDB · 254

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Synopsis

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Workers in a factory in pre-revolutionary Russia go on strike and are met by violent suppression.

“Down with autocracy! Long live the democratic republic!”

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Cast

Maksim Shtraukh
Police Spy
Grigori Aleksandrov
Factory Foreman
Mikhail Gomorov
Worker
Ivan Klyukvin
Revolutionary
Aleksandr Antonov
Member of Strike Committee
Vladimir Uralskiy
Worker
Anatoliy Kuznetsov
I. Ivanov
Chief of Police

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sergei Eisenstein
Writers: Grigori Aleksandrov, Sergei Eisenstein, Ilya Kravchunovsky
Languages: No Language
Countries: Soviet Union

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RUNTIME

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89 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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101 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Sergei Eisenstein, shot by Vasili Khvatov. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Sergei Eisenstein shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Maksim Shtraukh and Grigori Aleksandrov and Mikhail Gomorov carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

RUNTIME

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Marketing tagline: "Down with autocracy! Long live the democratic republic!".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0015361 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Sergei Eisenstein directs. Vasili Khvatov behind the camera. Sergei Eisenstein cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Soviet Union. Dialogue in No Language.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

189 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2101 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Sergei Eisenstein, shot by Vasili Khvatov. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Sergei Eisenstein shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Maksim Shtraukh and Grigori Aleksandrov and Mikhail Gomorov carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Down with autocracy! Long live the democratic republic!".
8IMDB entry: tt0015361 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 26 themes, including "police brutality", "strike", "street riots", "uprising".
10Released under 10 different titles around the world.