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Odessa - 1905. Enraged with the deplorable conditions on board the armored cruiser Potemkin and raising the red flag of revolution, the sailors' revolt becomes the rallying point for a Russian populace ground under the boot hells of the Czar's Cossacks. When ruthless White Russian cavalry arrives to crush the rebellion on the sandstone Odessa Steps, the most famous and most quoted film sequence in cinema history is born. Product details Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ NR (Not Rated) Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 2.88 ounces Item model number ‏ : ‎ 738329068127 Director ‏ : ‎ Eisenstein, Sergei M. Media Format ‏ : ‎ Blu-ray, Multiple Formats, NTSC Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 15 minutes Release date ‏ : ‎ April 20, 2010 Actors ‏ : ‎ Aleksandrov, Grigori, Antonov, Alexander, Barsky, Vladimir Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English Studio ‏ : ‎ Kino Lorber films ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0036SPDEG Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1 Best Sellers Rank: #47,916 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV) #276 in Military & War (Movies & TV) #4,121 in Drama Blu-ray Discs

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In December, 1930, Russian revolutionary film director Sergei Eisenstein travelled to Mexico to experience firsthand its “geographical, ethnological, cultural and historical diversity,” and to make a film he would call ¡Que Viva México! After shooting more than 30 hours of 35mm film—striking compositions of centuries-old Mayan ruins, traditional funeral rites of the indigenous people, the raucous festivities of Día de Muertos, and so much more—Eisenstein departed Mexico in April 1932, without having begun to edit. The footage instead made its way into the hands of other filmmakers, who sought to approximate his bold vision. A first of its kind, SERGEI EISENSTEIN ¡MÉXICO! assembles newly restored versions of those films derived from Eisenstein's legendary Mexican footage: Thunder Over Mexico (1933) and Death Day (1934) by Sol Lesser, Time in the Sun (1940) by Marie Seton, Bell & Howell’s four-volume Mexican Symphony by Willam F. Kruse and Egon Mauthner (1940-41), and the debut of Idols Behind Altars (2026), a diptych of Eisenstein's raw footage conceived by Bruce Posner with a new score by Paul D. Miller (aka DJ Spooky). This special two-disc collection also includes rare outtakes, photographs, sketches, and documentaries featuring historians and filmmakers who savor the brilliance of the Mexican footage, and discuss the challenges in representing a masterpiece which exists only in tantalizing fragments. Special Features: -A Trip to Tetlapayac, a 2022 Documentary by Ian Christie and Chiemi Shimade -Sensuous Lines, Eisenstein's Mexican Drawings 1930-32 -Interview with Kenneth Anger Discussing ¡Que Viva Mexico! -Kenneth Anger's Scorpio Rising -Illustrated 48-Page Booklet of Essays and Notes -Gallery of Photographs -And More