Sergei Eisenstein

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1898-01-23 (50 years old)

Deathday

1948-02-11

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.

Acting

1940

Our Cinema

as (archive footage)

1923

Glumov's Diary

as Self (takes bow at end)

1929

The Storming of La Sarraz

as Commander of the Army of Independents

1974

TsOKS in Alma-Ata

as Archive footage

1931

We're switching to Hollywood

as Self (uncredited)

1925

Battleship Potemkin

as Odessa Citizen

1929

Every Day

as Policeman

1958

Sergei Eisenstein

as Himself (archive footage)

1941

To the Jews of the Whole World!

as С.Эйзенштейн

Production

1925

1925

1938

Alexander Nevsky

as Director

1938

1979

1979

1925

Strike

as Director

1925

Strike

as Screenplay

1923

Glumov's Diary

as Director

1931

1929

The General Line

as Director

1929

The General Line

as Scenario Writer

1931

1940

Time in the Sun

as Director

1938

1925

1934

Death Day

as Director

1933

1943

1930

Misery and Fortune of Woman

as Supervisor of Production Resources

1943

Seeds of Freedom

as Director

1940

1944

1929

1931

Sentimental Romance

as Screenplay

1931

1925

Strike

as Editor

1932

Hurray Mexico!

as Director

1941

1942

The Magic Seed

as Producer

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