Que Viva Mexico (1979)

Summary: Eisenstein shows us Mexico in this movie, its history and its culture. He believes, that Mexico can become a modern state.

Genres: Documentary, Drama, Western

Director: Sergei Eisenstein

Writers: Grigoriy Aleksandrov

, Sergei Eisenstein

Runtime: 1 h 30 min

MPAA: Not Rated

Production: Mosfilm

Distributor: Sovexportfilm, International Film Exchange (IFEX), Kino Video

Country: Soviet Union

Language: Russian

Volga - Volga (1938)

Summary: Widely claimed to be Joseph Stalin's favorite movie, this classic musical comedy is a must-see. The action takes place on a steamboat on the iconic Volga River, as two groups of performers travel to Moscow to perform in the Moscow...

Release Date: May 16, 1941

Genres: Comedy, Musical

Director: Grigoriy Aleksandrov

Writers: Grigoriy Aleksandrov

, Nikolay Erdman

, Vladimir Nilsen

Runtime: 1 h 48 min

MPAA: Not Rated

Production: Mosfilm

Distributor: Artkino Pictures, Grading Dimension Pictures, Kinonation

Country: Soviet Union

Language: Russian

October (Ten Days that Shook the World) (1927)

Summary: A large-scale view on the events of 1917 in Russia, when the monarchy was overthrown.

Release Date: September 24, 1928

Genres: Drama, History

Directors: Grigoriy Aleksandrov

, Sergei Eisenstein

Writers: Sergei Eisenstein

, Grigoriy Aleksandrov

, John Reed

Runtime: 1 h 35 min

Production: Sovkino

Distributor: Image Entertainment, Grapevine Video

Country: Soviet Union

Language: Russian

Battleship Potemkin (1925)

Summary: 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.

Release Date: December 24, 1925

Genres: Drama, History, Thriller

Director: Sergei Eisenstein