Strike (1925 film)

• Alexander Antonov: member of the strike committee
• Grigori Alexandrov: Foreman
• Judith Gliser: Queen of Thieves
• Mikhail Gomorow: workers
• Wera Janukowa
• Maxim Maximowitsch Schtrauch: police spy

Strike ( original Russian title Стачка ) is a silent film directed by Sergei Eisenstein in 1925. It is the first long film Eisenstein, who was his most famous work, The Battleship Potemkin, rotate in the same year. As the movie title suggests, it is about a labor dispute, which is eventually defeated.

Action

The action takes place in Tsarist times. At the beginning of the unrest is portrayed among the workers of a factory in the face of low wages and poor working conditions. The factory management is trying to keep the situation under control by infiltrates spies and agents into the ranks of the workers. After a theft bezichtigter worker hanged, breaking the labor dispute going on. The film captures the enthusiasm of the workers who are glad to finally be able to act now and put up their demands. However, the factory management is hard, so the workers threatens hunger. In addition, the inner unity of the strikers is endangered by provocateurs. At the end is set at the request of factory management in the military march and hits the strike bloodily.

Reviews and analysis

Eisenstein continued to be theoretically shown above concept of attraction mounting on strike. Like Battleship Potemkin, this film does not need a central hero. It adheres to the worldview of the Communist leadership, but finds his own expressive and expressionistic imagery. Later, the film is provided by the outstanding success of Battleship Potemkin in the shadows, but also applies strike as a standalone masterpiece.