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Hospital staff move a bomb victim to an emergency ward in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, March 21, 2019. Mourners lay flowers near the Al Noor mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand, Thursday, March 21, 2019. Firefighters stand by the gutted remains of a bus in San Donato Milanese, near Milan, Italy, March 21, 2019. This 1945 photo provided by the Utah National Guard shows Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. Jump to navigation Jump to search For the real-life battleship, see Russian battleship Potemkin. This article needs additional citations for verification. Battleship Potyomkin, is a 1925 Soviet silent film directed by Sergei Eisenstein and produced by Mosfilm.

Battleship Potemkin was named the greatest film of all time at the Brussels World’s Fair in 1958. Potemkin, a battleship of the Imperial Russian Navy’s Black Sea Fleet. The scene begins with two sailors, Matyushenko and Vakulinchuk, discussing the need for the crew of the Potemkin to support the revolution taking place within Russia. While the Potemkin is anchored off the island of Tendra, off-duty sailors are sleeping in their bunks. As an officer inspects the quarters, he stumbles and takes out his aggression on a sleeping sailor. The ruckus causes Vakulinchuk to awake, and he gives a speech to the men as they come to. All those who refuse the meat are judged guilty of insubordination and are brought to the fore-deck where they receive religious last rites.

The sailors are obliged to kneel and a canvas cover is thrown over them as a firing squad marches onto the deck. The First Officer gives the order to fire, but in response to Vakulinchuk’s pleas the sailors in the firing squad lower their rifles and the uprising begins. The sailors overwhelm the outnumbered officers and take control of the ship. The Potemkin arrives at the port of Odessa.