Richard Taylor asks to what extent the film can lay claim to 'authentic' history. He then examines 'October''s relationship to the politics of the period and explains the theory and its application, as well as placing 'October' in the wider context of Eisenstein's career.
Richard Taylor is Emeritus Professor of Politics at Swansea University, Wales, UK. He is the general editor of the five-volume BFI edition of Eisenstein Writings, including The Eisenstein Reader (1998).
