'Battleship Potemkin' (1925) - IMDb: 8.0/10 Ukraine Based

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Battleship Potemkin is a Soviet silent film that loosely retells the story of the doomed 1905 mutiny where the crew of a battleship turned against their officers. It's the signature film of director Sergei Eisenstein. Like his movie Strike, released the same year, Battleship Potemkin made innovative use of editing and montage.

Indeed, it features plenty of bold visuals and confident filmmaking. It's blatant propaganda, of course, but was ahead of its time and highly influential. The famous scene filmed at the Odesa steps in Ukraine has been referenced by countless filmmakers, including Brian De Palma in The Untouchables, Terry Gilliam in Brazil, and George Lucas in Revenge of the Sith.

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