Strike
“Down with autocracy! Long live the democratic republic!”
Sergei EisensteinCast
Aleksandr Antonov Grigori Aleksandrov Maxim Strauch
Credits
Written by: 
Grigoriy Aleksandrov
Plot
Workers at a Russian factory in 1912 go on strike after a colleague is accused of theft. The strike is crushed with brutal force, shown in a famous cut against a slaughterhouse.
Sinekatalog’s take
Sergei Eisenstein's first feature depicts a factory strike in Tsarist Russia with bold montage. Its rhythmic editing and intercut slaughterhouse climax made it a landmark of revolutionary filmmaking.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.6 / 10 (9,653 votes)
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