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Strike

Movie · 1925 · 82 min

A stark, propulsive silent montage that builds fury through images and metaphor, ending in a brutal, unforgettable collision of human and animal suffering.

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1924 film by Sergei Eisenstein
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Year
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Runtime
82 min
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • class
  • power
  • violence
  • justice
  • survival
Places
  • workplace
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror5
Humour2
Realism6
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

Details

Genres
drama, silent, propaganda
Directed by
Sergei Eisenstein
Written by
Sergei Eisenstein, Grigori Aleksandrov, Valerian Pletnev, Ilya Kravchunovsky
Starring
Grigori Aleksandrov, Maxim Strauch, Aleksandr Pavlovich Antonov
Music
Sergei Prokofiev
Cinematography
Eduard Tisse
Runtime
82 min
Country
Soviet Union
Languages
Russian

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