Battleship Potemkin
Date: 1925
Director: Sergei Eisenstein
Production Company: Mosfilm
Stars: Alexander Antonov, Vladimir Barsky, Grigori Alexandrof
Location(s): Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
Region(s): Rest Of The World
Storyline:
In the midst of the Russian Revolution of 1905, the crew of the battleship Potemkin mutiny against the brutal, tyrannical regime of the vessel’s officers. The resulting street demonstration in Odessa brings on a police massacre.
Additional Information:
Captures 1 to 18 have been identified by Denis Polishchu who has also confirmed further locations.
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- Capture 1
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Denis Polishchuk is a guide and interpreter from Odesa in Ukraine and advises that this is the port of Odesa.
- Capture 2
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A staircase located at Prymorska Street, Odessa in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.
- Capture 3
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The same a staircase located at Prymorska Street.
- Capture 4
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A wider view of the staircase at Prymorska Street.
- Capture 5
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Denis Polishchuk, a native of Odessa, advises that this is the same staircase at Prymorska Street.
- Capture 6
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A little further along this walled road, at the bottom of the staircase at Prymorska Street.
- Capture 7
- 16 Aug 2022
This is an old arch in Shevchenko Park.
A closer shot of the arch and the changed view beyond by Denis Polishchuk.
- Capture 8
- 21 Aug 2022
Here we return to the port of Odesa, located by Denis.
Denis took this view of the port to show how it has changed over the last 97 years.
- Capture 9
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The harbour wall at the port of Odesa.
- Capture 10
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Another view of the port of Odesa.
- Capture 11
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Denis Polishchuk explains that this is the road to the old lighthouse which was ruined during WW2, now there is a modern replacement.
- Capture 12
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Another bridge, but a metal one. This is Kotsebu Bridge identified by Denis.
- Capture 13
- 16 Aug 2022
Beneath Kotsebu bridge in Odessa with Stroganovskyi Bridge in the right background.
The bridge now by Denis Polishchuk.
- Capture 14
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And back to the Port of Odessa.
- Capture 15
- 21 Aug 2022
A closer view of Stroganovskyi Bridge. Denis Polishchuk explains that the original bridge seen in the film was built in 1860s was fully reconstructed in 1980s.
Denis Polishchuk provides this view from the other side of the bridge in order to show the still extant buildings to the right which are the ones seen beyond the bridge in the screen capture.
- Capture 16
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Stroganovskyi Bridge again.
- Capture 17
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The port of Odesa which really has been changed since 1925.
- Capture 18
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Denis Polishchuk advises that this is another view of the port of Odesa,
- Capture 19
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View of the sailing boats from inside a building. Likely to be in Crimea.
- Capture 20
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That is not Odesa, Denis tells us, these scenes were filmed in Crimea.
- Capture 21
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The Odessa Steps in Odessa, Ukraine confirmed by Denis who adds that they are sometimes called the Potemkin Stairs or the Potemkin Steps.
- Capture 22
- 16 Aug 2022
Potemkin Stairs again. This scene was recreated in the 'Untouchables' and also 'Panic Attack'. The statue is now of the Duc de Richlieu,
Denis Polishchuk took a closer shot of the Duke de Richelieu Monument seen to the top left of the capture.
- Capture 23
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Potemkin Stairs, all 198 of them, have a variety of architectural tricks imposed upon them. From the top one can see the landings, but not the steps, and from below, the steps but not the landings. A false perspective was created by having the top steps narrower than the bottom ones.
- Capture 24
- 16 Aug 2022
The panic begins on the Potemkinskya Steps. In reality the massacre took place in nearby streets, not on the steps.
Denis Polishchuk provides this view of the steps now.
- Capture 25
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Another angle with the harbour in the distance.
- Capture 26
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Looking from the top of the Potemkin Steps. Denis tells us that the church was ruined and has been replaced by a Passenger Terminal and Hotel "Odessa".
- Capture 27
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Railings, somewhere at the side of the landings perhaps?
- Capture 28
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Adjacent buildings.
- Capture 29
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A further view of the Potemkin Steps.
- Capture 30
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The Potemkin Steps advises Denis Polishchuk.
- Capture 31
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The dock buildings and sea view seen from the Potemkin Steps.