Sergei Eisenstein

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Sergei Eisenstein

Directing January 23, 1898

Riga, Russian Empire

Sergei Mikhailovich Eisenstein (23 January 1898 — 11 February 1948) was a pioneering Soviet film director and film theorist, often considered to be the 'Father of Montage'. Noted…

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Battleship Potemkin

Battleship Potemkin

7.6 1925 Movie
Strike

Strike

7.4 1925 Movie
Alexander Nevsky

Alexander Nevsky

7.0 1938 Movie
Ivan the Terrible, Part I

Ivan the Terrible, Part I

7.3 1944 Movie
October (Ten Days that Shook the World)

October (Ten Days that Shook the World)

6.9 1928 Movie
Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot

Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot

7.4 1958 Movie
¡Qué Viva México!

¡Qué Viva México!

6.8 1979 Movie
The General Line

The General Line

6.4 1929 Movie
Glumov's Diary

Glumov's Diary

5.1 1923 Movie
Bezhin Meadow: Sequences from an Unfinished Film

Bezhin Meadow: Sequences from an Unfinished Film

6.0 1968 Movie
The Disaster in Oaxaca

The Disaster in Oaxaca

6.2 1931 Movie
Sentimental Romance

Sentimental Romance

6.7 1931 Movie

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Sergei Mikhailovich Eisenstein (23 January 1898 — 11 February 1948) was a pioneering Soviet film director and film theorist, often considered to be the 'Father of Montage'. 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

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2023
    The Marriage of Greta Garbo and Sergei Eiseinstein

    Movie

  2. 2017
    Sergei/Sir Gay

    Movie

  3. 2000
    The Worlds of Mei Lanfang

    Movie

  4. 1998
    Eisenstein: The Master's House

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  5. 1998
    The Different Faces of Sergei Eisenstein

    Movie

  6. 1998
    Sergei Eisenstein: Mexican Fantasy

    Movie Himself

  7. 1996
    Sergei Eisenstein: Autobiography

    Movie

  8. 1993
    Island of the Dead

    Movie

  9. 1984
    Eisenstein en México

    Movie

  10. 1979
    ¡Qué Viva México!

    Movie Screenplay

  11. 1978
    Sergei Eisenstein. Foreword

    Movie

  12. 1978
    Sergei Eisenstein. Post Scriptum

    Movie

  13. 1974
    TsOKS in Alma-Ata

    Movie Archive footage

  14. 1968
    Bezhin Meadow: Sequences from an Unfinished Film

    Movie Director

  15. 1963
    The Magic Beam

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  16. 1958
    Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot

    Movie Writer

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  1. 1958
    Sergei Eisenstein

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  2. 1955
    Eisenstein’s Mexican Film: Episodes for Study

    Movie Director

  3. 1944
    Ivan the Terrible, Part I

    Movie Writer

  4. 1943
    Seeds of Freedom

    Movie Director

  5. 1942
    The Magic Seed

    Movie Producer

  6. 1941
    Swineherd and Shepherd

    Movie Producer

  7. 1941
    To the Jews of the Whole World!

    Movie С.Эйзенштейн

  8. 1941
    An Appeal to the Jews of the World

    Movie

  9. 1940
    Time in the Sun

    Movie Director

  10. 1940
    Our Cinema

    Movie (archive footage)

  11. 1938
    Alexander Nevsky

    Movie Director

  12. 1934
    Death Day

    Movie Director

  13. 1933
    Eisenstein in Mexico

    Movie Self

  14. 1933
    Thunder Over Mexico

    Movie Director

  15. 1932
    Hurray Mexico!

    Movie Director

  16. 1931
    We’re Switching to Hollywood

    Movie Self (uncredited)

  17. 1931
    Sentimental Romance

    Movie Director

  18. 1931
    The Disaster in Oaxaca

    Movie Director

  19. 1930
    Misery and Fortune of Woman

    Movie Supervisor of Production Resources

  20. 1930
    Sergei Eisenstein's Mexican Footage of the Fiesta de la Virgen de Guadalupe

    Movie Director

  21. 1929
    The General Line

    Movie Director

  22. 1929
    Every Day

    Movie Policeman

  23. 1928
    October (Ten Days that Shook the World)

    Movie Screenplay

  24. 1925
    Battleship Potemkin

    Movie Odessa Citizen