Sergei Eisenstein

Directing Jan 23, 1898 Feb 11, 1948 (aged 50) Riga, Russian Empire

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.

28 Acting Credits

25 Crew Credits

Sergei Eisenstein

Acting

Battleship Potemkin

Glumov's Diary

Every Day

Sergei Eisenstein: Mexican Fantasy

We’re Switching to Hollywood

Sergei/Sir Gay

Island of the Dead

Sergei Eisenstein: Autobiography

Eisenstein in Mexico

The Marriage of Greta Garbo and Sergei Eiseinstein

Our Cinema

The Worlds of Mei Lanfang

Eisenstein en México

Eisenstein: The Master's House

Zapotec Village

Mexico Marches

The Conquering Cross

Idol of Hope

TsOKS in Alma-Ata

An Appeal to the Jews of the World

The Different Faces of Sergei Eisenstein

Sergei Eisenstein

To the Jews of the Whole World!

The Magic Beam

Crew

Battleship Potemkin

Strike

Alexander Nevsky

Ivan the Terrible, Part I

October (Ten Days that Shook the World)

Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot

¡Qué Viva México!

The General Line

Glumov's Diary

Bezhin Meadow: Sequences from an Unfinished Film

Sentimental Romance

The Disaster in Oaxaca