Directing
Sergei Eisenstein
Also Known As: Sergei M. Eisenstein, S. M. Eisenstein, S. Eisenstein
Birth Date
January 23, 1898
Death Date
February 11, 1948
(passed away at 50)
Place of Birth
Riga, Russian Empire
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Biography
Sergei Mikhailovich Eisenstein (23 January 1898 — 11 February 1948) was a pioneering Soviet film director and film theorist, often considered to be the 'Father of Montage'. Noted in particular for his silent films Strike (1924), Battleship Potemkin (1925) and October (1927), as well as the historical epics Alexander Nevsky (1938) and Ivan the Terrible (1944, 1958), his work profoundly influenced early filmmakers owing to his innovative use of and writings about montage.
Photos
Battleship Potemkin
Odessa Citizen
1925
We’re Switching to Hollywood
Self (uncredited)
1931
Sergei Eisenstein: Mexican Fantasy
Himself
1998
The Worlds of Mei Lanfang
2000
Every Day
Policeman
1929
Island of the Dead
1993
Sergei Eisenstein
Self (archive footage)
1958
Sergei/Sir Gay
2017
The Marriage of Greta Garbo and Sergei Eiseinstein
2023
Sergei Eisenstein: Autobiography
1996
Sergei Eisenstein. Post Scriptum
1978
Our Cinema
(archive footage)
1940
Sergei Eisenstein. Foreword
1978
The Magic Beam
Self (archive footage)
1963
The Different Faces of Sergei Eisenstein
1998
Eisenstein in Mexico
Self
1933
TsOKS in Alma-Ata
Archive footage
1974
Eisenstein: The Master's House
Self (archive footage)
1998
Mexico Marches
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Eisenstein en México
1984