Sergei Eisenstein
Profile info
Known forDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday23 January 1898
Died11 February 1948 (age 50)
Place of birthRiga, Russian Empire
Known credits49
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.
The Marriage of Greta Garbo and Sergei Eiseinstein
2023
Sergei/Sir Gay
2017
The Worlds of Mei Lanfang
2000
Eisenstein: The Master's House
1998 · Self (archive footage)
The Different Faces of Sergei Eisenstein
1998
Sergei Eisenstein: Mexican Fantasy
1998 · Himself
Sergei Eisenstein: Mexican Fantasy
1998 · Director
Sergei Eisenstein: Mexican Fantasy
1998 · Writer
Sergei Eisenstein: Autobiography
1996
Island of the Dead
1993
Eisenstein en México
1984
¡Qué Viva México!
1979 · Screenplay
¡Qué Viva México!
1979 · Director
Sergei Eisenstein. Foreword
1978
Sergei Eisenstein. Post Scriptum
1978
TsOKS in Alma-Ata
1974 · Archive footage
Bezhin Meadow: Sequences from an Unfinished Film
1968 · Director
Bezhin Meadow: Sequences from an Unfinished Film
1968 · Writer
The Magic Beam
1963 · Self (archive footage)
Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot
1958 · Writer
Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot
1958 · Director
Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot
1958 · Producer
Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot
1958 · Production Design
Sergei Eisenstein
1958 · Self (archive footage)
Eisenstein’s Mexican Film: Episodes for Study
1955 · Director
Ivan the Terrible, Part I
1944 · Writer
Ivan the Terrible, Part I
1944 · Director
Ivan the Terrible, Part I
1944 · Producer
Ivan the Terrible, Part I
1944 · Editor
Ivan the Terrible, Part I
1944 · Art Direction
Seeds of Freedom
1943 · Director
Seeds of Freedom
1943 · Writer
The Magic Seed
1942 · Producer
Swineherd and Shepherd
1941 · Producer
To the Jews of the Whole World!
1941 · С.Эйзенштейн
An Appeal to the Jews of the World
1941
Time in the Sun
1940 · Director
Time in the Sun
1940 · Idea
Our Cinema
1940 · (archive footage)
Alexander Nevsky
1938 · Director
Alexander Nevsky
1938 · Editor
Alexander Nevsky
1938 · Writer
Death Day
1934 · Director
Eisenstein in Mexico
1933 · Self
Eisenstein in Mexico
1933 · Director
Thunder Over Mexico
1933 · Director
Hurray Mexico!
1932 · Director
We’re Switching to Hollywood
1931 · Self (uncredited)
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