Sergei Eisenstein
Director
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.
Born1898-01-23
Place of BirthRiga, Russian Empire
Known For
6.0
Bezhin Meadow: Sequences from an Unfinished Film
Drama
7.6
Battleship Potemkin
DramaHistory
7.0
Sergei Eisenstein: Mexican Fantasy
Documentary
7.4
Strike
Drama
7.3
Ivan the Terrible, Part I
DramaHistory
7.0
Alexander Nevsky
DramaHistory
6.9
October (Ten Days that Shook the World)
DramaHistory
7.4
Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot
HistoryDrama
3.3
Seeds of Freedom
DramaMusic
6.4
The General Line
Drama
6.8
¡Qué Viva México!
DocumentaryDrama
6.0
Time in the Sun
Documentary
7.1
Hurray Mexico!
Documentary
6.0
Death Day
Documentary
6.2
The Disaster in Oaxaca
Documentary
6.7
Thunder Over Mexico
DramaDocumentary
6.7
Sentimental Romance
Music
Das Kapital
Drama
5.1
Glumov's Diary
FantasyComedy
5.3
Eisenstein in Mexico
Documentary
8.5
Eisenstein’s Mexican Film: Episodes for Study
Documentary
Sergei Eisenstein's Mexican Footage of the Fiesta de la Virgen de Guadalupe