Sergei Eisenstein
Directing
Born: January 23, 1898 · Riga, Russian Empire
Died: February 11, 1948 (aged 50)
Highest Rated
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
1925
Strike
1925
Alexander Nevsky
1938
Ivan the Terrible, Part I
1944
October (Ten Days that Shook the World)
1928
Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot
1958
¡Qué Viva México!
1979
The General Line
1929
Glumov's Diary
1923
Bezhin Meadow: Sequences from an Unfinished Film
1968
Sentimental Romance
1931
Photos (6)
Movies (13)
Battleship Potemkin
Odessa Citizen
Every Day
Policeman
Sergei Eisenstein. Post Scriptum
1978
Sergei Eisenstein. Foreword
1978
Sergei Eisenstein: Autobiography
1996
Glumov's Diary
Sergei Eisenstein
Sergei/Sir Gay
2017
Our Cinema
(archive footage)
The Worlds of Mei Lanfang
2000
The Marriage of Greta Garbo and Sergei Eiseinstein
2023
The Different Faces of Sergei Eisenstein
1998
Eisenstein en México
1984
To the Jews of the Whole World!
С.Эйзенштейн
Self / Appearances (6)
Upcoming (3)
Directing (19)
Battleship Potemkin
Director
Ivan the Terrible, Part I
Director
Sergei Eisenstein: Mexican Fantasy
Director
Strike
Director
Alexander Nevsky
Director
Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot
Director
October (Ten Days that Shook the World)
Director
Bezhin Meadow: Sequences from an Unfinished Film
Director
Time in the Sun
Director
¡Qué Viva México!
Director
The General Line
Director
Death Day
Director
Sentimental Romance
Director
Glumov's Diary
Director
Thunder Over Mexico
Director
Hurray Mexico!
Director
The Disaster in Oaxaca
Director
Eisenstein’s Mexican Film: Episodes for Study
Director
Eisenstein in Mexico
Director
Writing (14)
Battleship Potemkin
Writer
Ivan the Terrible, Part I
Writer
Sergei Eisenstein: Mexican Fantasy
Writer
Strike
Screenplay
Alexander Nevsky
Writer
Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot
Writer
October (Ten Days that Shook the World)
Screenplay
Bezhin Meadow: Sequences from an Unfinished Film
Writer
Time in the Sun
Idea
¡Qué Viva México!
Screenplay
The General Line
Scenario Writer
Sentimental Romance
Screenplay
Glumov's Diary
Writer
The Disaster in Oaxaca
Writer
Producing (4)
Other Crew (9)
Battleship Potemkin
Editor
Ivan the Terrible, Part I
Editor
Ivan the Terrible, Part I
Art Direction
Strike
Editor
Misery and Fortune of Woman
Supervisor of Production Resources
Misery and Fortune of Woman
Editor
Alexander Nevsky
Editor
Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot
Production Design
Sentimental Romance
Editor