Sergei Eisenstein
Known for department: Directing
Birthday: 1898-01-23 – 1948-02-11
Place of birth: Riga, Russian Empire
Biography
Sergei Mikhailovich Eisenstein was a pioneering Soviet Russian film director and film theorist, often considered to be the "Father of Montage." He is 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.
Known for
Our Cinema
1940(archive footage)
Glumov's Diary
1923Sergei EisensteinTsOKS in Alma-Ata
1974Archive footageAn Appeal to the Jews of the World
1941
The Different Faces of Sergei Eisenstein
1998
Sergei Eisenstein: Mexican Fantasy
1998Himself
We’re Switching to Hollywood
1931Self (uncredited)
Battleship Potemkin
1925Odessa Citizen
Sergei/Sir Gay
2017Island of the Dead
1993
Every Day
1929Policeman
Sergei Eisenstein
1958Self (archive footage)
Sergei Eisenstein: Autobiography
1996
The Worlds of Mei Lanfang
2000
Eisenstein en México
1984
Eisenstein in Mexico
1933Self
To the Jews of the Whole World!
1941С.Ðйзенштейн
Eisenstein: The Master's House
1998Self (archive footage)
The Marriage of Greta Garbo and Sergei Eiseinstein
2023