Strike (1925)

Down with autocracy! Long live the democratic republic!

• Drama

Just before the 1905 Bolshevik Revolution, factory workers strike against their oppressive factory bosses. When a worker is accused of stealing a piece of machinery, he commits suicide, and his colleagues revolt against the overarching Czarist regime. As the strike drags on and government officials grow increasingly desperate to end it, their methods of dealing with the rebellious workers become more and more aggressive.

Rating

7.4 / 10 (255 votes)

Release date

April 28, 1925

Runtime

1h 29m

Language

Russian

Director

Sergei Eisenstein

Status

Released