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Version of
La révolution en Russie (1905)
Edited into
Seeds of Freedom (1943)
Histoire(s) du cinéma: Toutes les histoires (1988) (V)
Le tombeau d'Alexandre (1993)
References
Cabiria (1914)
 -  tracking shots
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916)
 -  both have scenes with outdoor steps covered with people
Stachka (1925)
 -  many scenes showing the guards against the rebels are filmed similarely
Referenced in
Gaas! Gaas! Gaas! (1931)
Foreign Correspondent (1940)
 -  Man gets shot in the eye on a large set of steps in a large crowd. (exactly like the Odessa step sequence)
Ohm Krüger (1941)
 -  The scene in the concentration camp about the bad food is modelled on the rotten meat scene in Potemkin
Indonesia Calling (1946)
Kakushi-toride no san-akunin (1958)
 -  When the prisoners run down the stairs to meet the army. This is a reference to the famous scene on the Odessa stairs.
Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
 -  Clyde shoots man in the eye (like in the Odessa step sequence)
Week End (1967)
Partner (1968)
 -  The famous Odessa Steps sequence is replicated here intentionally.
Castle Keep (1969)
 -  gargoyle montage before explosion, an homage to lion montage before explosion
The Monitors (1969)
Bananas (1971)
The Godfather (1972)
 -  Moe Green gets shot in the eye (like the woman in the Odessa step scene), Barzini falls down steps (just like the Odessa step scene), The use of intercutting with Corleone's child (also done in the Odessa step sequence)
The Way We Were (1973)
Sweet Movie (1974)
C'eravamo tanto amati (1974)
Il secondo tragico Fantozzi (1976)
 -  Nomined once. The title is currupted as "La corazzata Kotyomkin".
Carrie (1976)
Ça va faire mal! (1982)
 -  In order to get prepared for his role, François Léaud says, "I will watch BP to get some ideas. At least HE had a boat." (referencing to the lack of a boat in the cheap production he's involved into).
Brazil (1985)
 -  During Sam's escape from the torture chamber police advance down a set of stairs preceded by a cleaning cart as a reference to the famous scene on the Odessa steps.
King Kongs Faust (1985)
Steps (1987)
The Untouchables (1987)
 -  the staircase scene with the baby cart. there are also sailors in the scene which makes it clear that its like the sailors rebalion in potyomkin
Oktoberfest (1987)
Blades (1989)
Du shen (1989)
"Oi aparadektoi: Kane mou ligaki mmm (#1.1)" (1991)
 -  dialogue
Beauty and the Beast (1991)
The Princess and the Cobbler (1993)
 -  In "March of the One Eyes" scene, close-ups of feet marching along, with weapons extended. Similar editing.
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Atomic Brain (#6.18)" (1993)
 -  Crow: She's the Battleaxe Potemkin.
"The Critic: Eyes on the Prize (#1.6)" (1994)
 -  referenced in Jay's student film
Siyut Birkhov Bialik (1994)
 -  The film includes a homage to the famous Staircase Scene (The Potyomkin Stairs) in Bronenosets Potyomkin
"The Critic: I Can't Believe It's a Clip Show (#2.10)" (1995)
 -  referenced in Jay's student film
GoldenEye (1995)
Space Truckers (1996)
Hak hap (1996)
Titanic (1997)
Injeong sajeong bol geot eobtda (1999)
 -  the opening murder sequence parallels the odessa steps sequence.
Sofies verden (1999)
"Art That Shook the World: Eisenstein's Battleship Potemkin (#1.4)" (2001)
 -  In-depth discussion
No Such Thing (2001)
Shawshank: The Redeeming Feature (2001) (TV)
 -  mentioned once
Discovering 'Evil Dead' (2002) (V)
Panic Room (2002)
Gangs of New York (2002)
Good Bye Lenin! (2003)
 -  When Alex is running down the stairs, he knocks into a baby carriage but does not actually knock it down the stairs. This is a humorous reference to the famous (communist propaganda) film where the baby carriage comes down the stairs.
Dawn of the Dead (2004)
 -  the zombie mother giving birth echoes the carriage scene
Kebab Connection (2004)
 -  The famous scene with the stairs and the pram is referenced here.
The Untouchables: Re-Inventing the Genre (2004) (V)
 -  mentioned once
CCCV (Cineclube Carlos Varela) (2005)
 -  A poster made by Carlos Varela Veiga advertises a projection of this film in the "Cine-club Valle Inclán."
Everything Is Illuminated (2005)
 -  After they pick Jonathan from the railroad station, the car passes the (in)famous staircase.
Catherine (2005) (V)
 -  the shot of the baby carriage rolling down the stairs
Gwoemul (2006)
 -  Monster chases crowd up banks of Han River in a tribute to "Potemkin".
Pet Shop Boys: A Life in Pop (2006) (TV)
 -  spoken references
Achi-wa ssipak (2006)
 -  The famous "Oddesa Steps" scene is recreated in the film.
Starter for 10 (2006)
 -  title was the answer to a University Challenge question
Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms (2006) (TV)
 -  Shot of baby carriage of same design plummeting out of control, referencing Potemkin's most famous scene.
Joshua (2007)
 -  Joshua pushing the baby carriage down the stairs is a reference to the famous massacre on the Odessa Steps scene from "Battleship Potemkin"
Aleja gówniarzy (2007)
 -  Roman Polanski in the TV commercial promoting Lódz says that the two sets of stairs of most importance to movie history are the Odessa stairs in Eisenstein's film and the stairs leading up to the world-famous Lódz film school.
28 Weeks Later (2007)
 -  The massacre of the civilians running down the steps by American soldiers is an homage to the famous Odessa Steps sequence in Sergei Eisenstein's "Battleship Potemkin"
"Faros: (#1.1)" (2007)
 -  Captain Manolis & Mihalis mention this film
"Pushing Daisies: Frescorts (#2.4)" (2008)
 -  Baby carriage rolling down stairs.
Strongbad_email.exe: Disc Six (2008) (V)
 -  In an Easter egg for "The Movies", there is a film trivia screen showing a question of what one can get for ten or thirteen dollars and one of the choices of an answer is "Battleship Potemkin"
Instant Konkowsky (2009)
 -  quoted
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
 -  During the movie about Fredrick Zoller the end of the film, a quick shot shows a soldier being shot in the eye and screaming, referencing the old woman also shot in the eye during the famous montage massacre in Sergei Eisenstein's Battleship Potemkin (Bronenosets Potyomkin)
Featured in
Grierson (1973)
La société du spectacle (1973)
 -  features footage from this
Nacionalna klasa (1979)
Kako sam sistematski unisten od idiota (1983)
 -  The students on the demonstration rally are watching "Potemkin".
Pas de repos pour Billy Brakko (1984)
 -  The fragment of the Odessa stairs scene is in the movie.
Nothing Lasts Forever (1984)
T'as de beaux escaliers tu sais (1986)
 -  A short clip from this movie is shown
The Secret Life of Sergei Eisenstein (1987)
Napló szerelmeimnek (1987)
Déjà vu (1988)
"Fejezetek a film történetéböl: Az orosz és a szovjet némafilm (#1.4)" (1989)
Pink Ulysses (1990)
A Century of Cinema (1994)
El elefante y la bicicleta (1994)
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (1995) (TV)
"Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood" (1995)
Sergei Eisenstein. Avtobiografiya (1996)
La mémoire retrouvée (1996) (TV)
Die verschiedenen Gesichter des Sergej Eisenstein (1997) (TV)
 -  scenes used.
Vigo (1998)
 -  the famous odessa steps scene is watched in the movie.
Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon (1998)
CinéMagique (2002)
 -  one of the clips in the beginning
"Little Britain: Most People in a Mini (#1.8)" (2003)
 -  Boris the Russian babysitter watches this with the baby on TV.
Notre musique (2004)
 -  A short clip of the famous massacre sequence is shown during the montage of war images.
Le fantôme d'Henri Langlois (2004)
 -  used to illustrate how Langlois has constructed his museum in Paris
Kaazhcha (2004)
 -  Mammootty, a film operator, shows this movie in some film society
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing (2004)
 -  Clip included; editing analysed.
Pet Shop Boys: A Life in Pop (2006) (TV)
 -  clips
Sarah Brightman: Diva (2006) (V)
 -  Features footage from film in music video
Dem Panzerkreuzer Potemkin auf der Spur (2007) (TV)
 -  extensive footage shown
Une catastrophe (2008)
 -  Footage from the famous Odessa Steps sequence is used
"Cinemania: Oi apagorevmenes tainies: I logokrisia ston kinimatografo" (2009)
 -  Clips are shown
Spoofed in
Bananas (1971)
Love and Death (1975)
When Nature Calls (1985)
 -  The Baby Bullets baby cart runs down a large staircase
The Untouchables (1987)
 -  the staircase scene with the baby cart. there are also sailors in the scene which makes it clear that its like the sailors rebalion in potyomkin
Déjà vu (1988)
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)
Here Comes the Cat! (1992)
 -  baby carriage on stairs
Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994)
 -  The baby carriage rolling down the stairs in the beginning of the film is identical to the Odessa staircase sequence in Potemkin.
Fear of a Black Hat (1994)
 -  baby carriage scene
Forgotten Silver (1995) (TV)
Deathline (1997)
"Comedy Lab: Trigger Happy TV (#1.4)" (1998)
 -  Someone goes to the top of some stairs and pushes a baby pram down them then chases after it like the iconic scene in this movie. The footage goes to slow motion and the music from this scene in this film plays.
Comm-Raid on the Potemkin (2000)
"The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror XI (#12.1)" (2000)
 -  The baby carriage rolling down the stairs to destruction is spoofed.
Old School (2003)
Itse valtiaat - Agenttimusikaali (2005) (TV)
 -  The Odessa stair sequence is taken from this film.

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