Strike (Russian: Strike (1925)) is a Soviet silent propaganda film edited and directed by Sergei Eisenstein. Originating as one entry out of a proposed seven-part series titled "Towards Dictatorship of the Proletariat," Strike was a joint collaboration between the Proletcult Theatre and the film studio Goskino. As Eisenstein's first full-length feature film, it marked his transition from theatre to cinema, and his next film Battleship Potemkin (1925) (Russian: Bronenosets Potyomkin) emerged from the same film cycle.
The earliest Russian-Soviet film included among the "1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die," edited by Steven Schneider.
This film has a 100% rating based on eight critic reviews on Rotten Tomatoes.
The demands of the striking workers were very reasonable -an 8-hour work day, fair treatment by the administration, 30% wage increases, and a 6-hour day for minors.
Sergei Eisenstein spent several months researching labor struggles. He interviewed strikers and activists, visited factories, and read Émile Zola's novel Germinal. He worked on the script with Esfir Shub at her house; however, after it was officially accepted he removed her from the project. Eisenstein cast many of the roles from the Proletcult Theatre, an experimental theatre. Actors and students from the studio filled other parts, and crowd scenes were populated by factory workers from Moscow.
Contribute to this page
Suggest an edit or add missing content
