
Sergei Eisenstein
Directing
Born: 1898-01-23 · Riga, Russian Empire
Died: 1948-02-11
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.
🎬 Movies (30)

The Marriage of Greta Garbo and Sergei Eiseinstein
2023

Sergei/Sir Gay
2017

The Worlds of Mei Lanfang
2000

The Different Faces of Sergei Eisenstein
1998

Sergei Eisenstein: Mexican Fantasy
1998
Director

Eisenstein: The Master's House
1998
Self (archive footage)

Sergei Eisenstein: Autobiography
1996
Island of the Dead
1993

Eisenstein en México
1984

¡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

The Magic Beam
1963
Self (archive footage)

Sergei Eisenstein
1958
Self (archive footage)

Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot
1958
Director

Eisenstein’s Mexican Film: Episodes for Study
1955
Director

Ivan the Terrible, Part I
1944
Director
Seeds of Freedom
1943
Director

The Magic Seed
1942
Producer
An Appeal to the Jews of the World
1941

To the Jews of the Whole World!
1941
С.Эйзенштейн

Swineherd and Shepherd
1941
Producer

Our Cinema
1940
(archive footage)

Time in the Sun
1940
Director

Alexander Nevsky
1938
Director

Death Day
1934
Director

Eisenstein in Mexico
1933
Director

Thunder Over Mexico
1933
Director