Strike (1925)
“Down with autocracy! Long live the democratic republic!”
Workers in a factory in pre-revolutionary Russia go on strike and are met by violent suppression.
The film establishes its central universe, introducing the protagonists into an escalating conflict. Directed by Sergei Eisenstein, this opening movement establishes high visual and thematic stakes that set the narrative journey into motion.
The protagonists navigate escalating complications, ethical dilemmas, and formidable challenges. Starring Maksim Shtraukh, Grigori Aleksandrov, Mikhail Gomorov, the middle act intensifies dramatic momentum toward an inevitable turning point.
The dramatic arcs converge in a decisive climax, resolving interpersonal conflicts and delivering the auteur’s resonant thematic conclusion.
Maksim Shtraukh
as Police Spy
Grigori Aleksandrov
as Factory Foreman
Mikhail Gomorov
as Worker
Ivan Klyukvin
as Revolutionary
Aleksandr Antonov
as Member of Strike Committee
Vladimir Uralskiy
as Worker
Anatoliy Kuznetsov
as Leading CastI. Ivanov
as Chief of PoliceYudif Glizer
as Queen of Thieves
Vera Yanukova
as Worker's wifeM. Mamin
as Leading Cast
Boris Yurtsev
as King of ThievesCinematographic negative, aspect ratios & laboratory mastering sheet
| Aspect Ratios | 2.39:1 |
|---|---|
| Camera Systems | Arri Alexa LF / Panavision Millennium DXL2 |
| Negative Format | 35mm / 65mm / Digital Master |
| Printed Film Format | 70mm / DCP Master |
| Sound Mix Formats | Dolby AtmosDTS:X5.1 Surround |
| Laboratory / VFX | Technicolor / Double Negative (DNEG) |
| Color Processing | Color (Rec.709 / DCI-P3 Mastering) |
| Official Runtime | 89 min |
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