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Battleship Potemkin (1925)

Directed by Sergei Eisenstein · Cinematography by Eduard Tisse

66 min61 frames

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Revolution is the only lawful, equal, effectual war. It was in Russia that this war was declared and begun.

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Battleship Potemkin (1925) movie still: wide — An aerial view shows two naval ships cutting through the open gray ocean water. A larger warship with…Battleship Potemkin (1925) movie still: closeup — A man stands in an outdoor environment featuring intense, patterned shadow work. The man stares…Battleship Potemkin (1925) movie still: wide — The side of a large gray steel warship displays a prominent heavy metal anchor chain. Many sailors…Battleship Potemkin (1925) movie still: establishing — A dark, overcast sky hangs over a line of silhouettes of trees. The landscape is a flat, dark…Battleship Potemkin (1925) movie still: wide — A cramped, low-ceilinged room on a ship filled with many canvas hammocks. Several men lie in the…Battleship Potemkin (1925) movie still: closeup — An interior metal bulkhead of a ship features large rivets along a vertical seam. An elderly man…Battleship Potemkin (1925) movie still: wide — A metal battleship deck crowded with numerous sailors near large artillery gun barrels. Many men…Battleship Potemkin (1925) movie still: wide — A battleship in silhouette floats on calm water against an overcast sky. Strings of signal flags hang…Battleship Potemkin (1925) movie still: medium — A group of four women stand on a harbor pier near a large ship. They face the camera with static…Battleship Potemkin (1925) movie still: wide — A high, precarious circular metal platform built onto the mast of a naval ship. Sailors occupy every…Battleship Potemkin (1925) movie still: wide — A massive stone viaduct with large arched supports dominates the frame. A large group of people…Battleship Potemkin (1925) movie still: wide — Wide, elevated perspective of stone steps covered with multiple bodies lying motionless. A solitary…Battleship Potemkin (1925) movie still: establishing — A dark, textured silhouette of a city skyline stands against a fading sunset sky. The…Battleship Potemkin (1925) movie still: medium — A ship deck with metal structural elements visible in the background and foreground. Two men in…Battleship Potemkin (1925) movie still: wide — A long, curved concrete breakwater stretches into calm water under an overcast sky. A large crowd of…Battleship Potemkin (1925) movie still: wide — A metal battleship turret features three large artillery cannons raised toward the sky. The deck area…
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What is Battleship Potemkin about?

A dramatized account of a great Russian naval mutiny and a resultant public demonstration, showing support, which brought on a police massacre.

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What does the cinematography of Battleship Potemkin look like?

Across 61 sampled frames, Battleship Potemkin builds its coverage from wide compositions (52% of the sample), with medium shots (20%) carrying much of the rest. Low angles recur throughout. Cinematographer Eduard Tisse keeps 70% of it in hard-edged, naturalistic light. Daylight carries most of the picture. Vintage glass shapes the frame, over a texture recalling 16mm. Deep focus keeps foreground and background readable at once in 72% of the frames. The production design places the film in the 1920s.

What is the color palette of Battleship Potemkin?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Battleship Potemkin (1925) are #4b4b4b, #020202, #8a8989, #afafaf, #fafafa, #303030 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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