Which 1925 Sergei Eisenstein film is famous for its "Odessa Steps" sequence, a foundational example of the use of montage in cinema?
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Battleship Potemkin
The film dramatizes a 1905 mutiny by the crew of a Russian ship against their Tsarist officers. The rhythmic editing of the massacre on the steps remains one of the most influential and frequently homaged scenes in film history.