Sergei Eisenstein

Directing · Born 1898-01-23 in Riga, Russian Empire

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.

Filmography

• Our Cinema as (archive footage)
• Glumov's Diary as Sergei Eisenstein
• Sergei Eisenstein: Mexican Fantasy as Himself
• We’re Switching to Hollywood as Self (uncredited)
• Battleship Potemkin as Odessa Citizen
• Sergei/Sir Gay
• Island of the Dead
• Every Day as Policeman
• Sergei Eisenstein: Autobiography
• Eisenstein in Mexico as Self