BBC Four presents a re-mastered version of the classic 1928 film, directed by Sergei Eisenstein and Grigori Aleksandrov. Presented in documentary style, this Soviet silent film begins with the crumbling of the Russian monarchy leading to the rebelling and over-throwing of Tsar Nicholas II’s Winter Palace. Commissioned by the Soviet government on the 10 year anniversary of the Revolution, this film continues to receive attention for its use of imagery.