Sergei Eisenstein
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
Battleship Potemkin
Odessa Citizen
Strike
Director
Ivan the Terrible, Part I
Art Direction
Alexander Nevsky
Director
Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot
Director
October (Ten Days that Shook the World)
Director
¡Qué Viva México!
Director
The General Line
Director
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Filmography
Acting (28)
Movies (28)
The Marriage of Greta Garbo and Sergei Eiseinstein
2023
Sergei/Sir Gay
2017
The Worlds of Mei Lanfang
2000
Sergei Eisenstein: Mexican Fantasy
1998as Himself
Eisenstein: The Master's House
1998as Self (archive footage)
The Different Faces of Sergei Eisenstein
1998
Sergei Eisenstein: Autobiography
1996
Island of the Dead
1993
Eisenstein en México
1984
Sergei Eisenstein. Foreword
1978 TsOKS in Alma-Ata
1974as Archive footage
The Magic Beam
1963as Self (archive footage)
Sergei Eisenstein
1958as Self (archive footage)
To the Jews of the Whole World!
1941as С.Эйзенштейн
An Appeal to the Jews of the World
1941
Our Cinema
1940as (archive footage)
Eisenstein in Mexico
1933as Self
We’re Switching to Hollywood
1931as Self (uncredited)
The Storming of La Sarraz
1929as Commander of the Army of Independents
Every Day
1929as Policeman
Battleship Potemkin
1925as Odessa Citizen
Glumov's Diary
1923as Sergei Eisenstein
Land and Freedom
Zapotec Village
Mexico Marches
Idol of Hope
Spaniard and Indian
The Conquering Cross
Crew (52)
Movies (52)
Cinema of the avant-garde 1923 - 1930
2010Director
Sergei Eisenstein: Mexican Fantasy
1998Director
Sergei Eisenstein: Mexican Fantasy
1998Writer
¡Qué Viva México!
1979Director
¡Qué Viva México!
1979Screenplay
Bezhin Meadow: Sequences from an Unfinished Film
1968Director
Bezhin Meadow: Sequences from an Unfinished Film
1968Writer
Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot
1958Director
Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot
1958Producer
Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot
1958Production Design
Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot
1958Writer
Eisenstein’s Mexican Film: Episodes for Study
1955Director
Ivan the Terrible, Part I
1944Art Direction
Ivan the Terrible, Part I
1944Director
Ivan the Terrible, Part I
1944Editor
Ivan the Terrible, Part I
1944Producer
Ivan the Terrible, Part I
1944Writer
Seeds of Freedom
1943Director
Seeds of Freedom
1943Writer
The Magic Seed
1942Producer
Swineherd and Shepherd
1941Producer
Time in the Sun
1940Director
Time in the Sun
1940Idea
Alexander Nevsky
1938Director
Alexander Nevsky
1938Editor
Alexander Nevsky
1938Writer
Death Day
1934Director
Thunder Over Mexico
1933Director
Eisenstein in Mexico
1933Director
Hurray Mexico!
1932Director
Sentimental Romance
1931Director
Sentimental Romance
1931Editor
Sentimental Romance
1931Screenplay
The Disaster in Oaxaca
1931Director
The Disaster in Oaxaca
1931Writer
Misery and Fortune of Woman
1930Editor
Misery and Fortune of Woman
1930Supervisor of Production Resources
Sergei Eisenstein's Mexican Footage of the Fiesta de la Virgen de Guadalupe
1930Director
The Storming of La Sarraz
1929Director
The Storming of La Sarraz
1929Screenplay
The General Line
1929Director
The General Line
1929Scenario Writer
October (Ten Days that Shook the World)
1928Director
October (Ten Days that Shook the World)
1928Screenplay
Battleship Potemkin
1925Director
Battleship Potemkin
1925Editor
Battleship Potemkin
1925Writer
Strike
1925Director
Strike
1925Editor
Strike
1925Screenplay
Glumov's Diary
1923Director
Glumov's Diary
1923Writer
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