Name
Sergei Eisenstein
Known For
Directing
Birthday
1898-01-23
Deathday
1948-02-11 (50 years old)
Place of Birth
Riga, Russian Empire
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.
Known For
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In the midst of the Russian Revolution of 1905, the crew of the battleship Potemkin revolt...
7.3
Set during the early part of his reign, Ivan faces betrayal from the aristocracy and even ...
7.1
When German knights invade Russia, Prince Alexander Nevsky must rally his people to resist...
6.9
As the Russian monarchy crumbles, conflicts at Petrograd intensify, with Soviet hero V.I. ...
7.3
This is the second part of a projected three-part epic biopic of Russian Czar Ivan Grozny,...
5.2
They met in Moscow - a shy swineherd Glasha and shepherd Musaib. Long and difficult will b...
6.5
This film shows contrasting views of women with problematic pregnancies and the outcomes r...
6.2
Footage of the aftermath of the January 14 1931 earthquake in Oaxaca, Mexico....
6.4
100.000.000 peasants – illiterate, poor, hungry. There comes a day when one woman decide...
- 1940 Our Cinema as (archive footage)
- 1923 Glumov's Diary as Sergei Eisenstein
- 1974 TsOKS in Alma-Ata as Archive footage
- 1941 An Appeal to the Jews of the World
- 1998 The Different Faces of Sergei Eisenstein
- 1998 Sergei Eisenstein: Mexican Fantasy as Himself
- 1931 We’re Switching to Hollywood as Self (uncredited)
- 1925 Battleship Potemkin as Odessa Citizen
- 2017 Sergei/Sir Gay
- 1993 Island of the Dead
- 1929 Every Day as Policeman
- 1958 Sergei Eisenstein as Self (archive footage)
- 1996 Sergei Eisenstein: Autobiography
- 2000 The Worlds of Mei Lanfang
- 1984 Eisenstein en México
- 1933 Eisenstein in Mexico as Self
- 1941 To the Jews of the Whole World! as С.Эйзенштейн
- 1998 Eisenstein: The Master's House as Self (archive footage)
- 2023 The Marriage of Greta Garbo and Sergei Eiseinstein
- 1963 The Magic Beam as Self (archive footage)
- Soon Zapotec Village
- Soon Mexico Marches
- Soon Land and Freedom
- Soon Spaniard and Indian
- Soon The Conquering Cross
- Soon Idol of Hope
- 1978 Sergei Eisenstein. Foreword
- 1978 Sergei Eisenstein. Post Scriptum
