Sergei Eisenstein
Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Known Credits
27
Gender
Male
Birthday
1898-01-23
Day of death
1948-02-11 (50 years old)
Place of Birth
Riga, Russian Empire
Sergei Eisenstein
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
The Worlds of Mei Lanfang
The Different Faces of Sergei Eisenstein
The Marriage of Greta Garbo and Sergei Eiseinstein
Every Day
The Storming of La Sarraz
Zapotec Village
Mexico Marches
The Magic Beam
Our Cinema
Sergei Eisenstein
Sergei Eisenstein: Mexican Fantasy
Glumov's Diary
Sergei Eisenstein: Autobiography
We're switching to Hollywood
Island of the Dead
Eisenstein: The Master's House
To the Jews of the Whole World!
TsOKS in Alma-Ata
Spaniard and Indian
Eisenstein en México
Land and Freedom
Idol of Hope
Sergei/Sir Gay
Eisenstein in Mexico
An Appeal to the Jews of the World
The Conquering Cross
