October (Ten Days that Shook the World) (1928) movie

In documentary style, events in Petrograd are re-enacted from the end of the monarchy in February of 1917 to the end of the provisional government and the decrees of peace and of land in November of that year. Lenin returns in April. In July, counter-revolutionaries put down a spontaneous revolt, and Lenin’s arrest is ordered. By late October, the Bolsheviks are ready to strike: ten days will shake the world. While the Mensheviks vacillate, an advance guard infiltrates the palace. Anatov-Oveyenko leads the attack and declares the proclamation dissolving the provisional government. October (Ten Days that Shook the World) (1928) movie Genres: Drama, History, Silent film Production Co: Sovkino Directed by Grigori Aleksandrov, Sergei M. Eisenstein Writing Credits: Sergei M. Eisenstein, Grigori Aleksandrov, Boris Agapow (intertitles), John Reed (book) Music by Edmund Meisel, Dmitri Shostakovich Cinematography by Eduard Tisse Cast: Nikolay Popov as Kerenskiy Vasili Nikandrov as V.I. Lenin Layaschenko as Konovalov Chibisov as Skobolev Boris Livanov as Terestsenko Mikholyev as Kishkin Nikolai Podvoisky as Bolshevik Smelsky as Verderevsky Eduard Tisse as German Soldier