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Sergei Eisenstein
Director

Sergei Eisenstein

23 Jan 1898Born
11 Feb 1948Died
50Age at death
43Credits

Biography

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.

Known for

Filmography

  1. TBAZapotec VillageFilm
  2. TBAMexico MarchesFilm
  3. TBALand and FreedomFilm
  4. TBASpaniard and IndianFilm
  5. TBAThe Conquering CrossFilm
  6. TBAIdol of HopeFilm
  7. TBADas KapitalFilm: Director, Writer
  8. 2026Idols Behind Altars: A Poetic Reverie for Anita BrennerFilm: Director, Writer
  9. 2023The Marriage of Greta Garbo and Sergei EiseinsteinFilm
  10. 2017Sergei/Sir GayFilm
  11. 2000The Worlds of Mei LanfangFilm
  12. 1998The Different Faces of Sergei EisensteinFilm
  13. 1998Sergei Eisenstein: Mexican FantasyFilm: Director, Writer
  14. 1996Sergei Eisenstein: AutobiographyFilm
  15. 1993Island of the DeadFilm
  16. 1984Eisenstein en MéxicoFilm
  17. 1979¡Qué Viva México!Film: Screenplay, Director
  18. 1978Sergei Eisenstein. ForewordFilm
  19. 1978Sergei Eisenstein. Post ScriptumFilm
  20. 1974TsOKS in Alma-AtaFilm: Archive footage
  21. 1968Bezhin Meadow: Sequences from an Unfinished FilmFilm: Director, Writer
  22. 1958Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' PlotFilm: Writer, Director
  23. 1955Eisenstein’s Mexican Film: Episodes for StudyFilm: Director
  24. 1944Ivan the Terrible, Part IFilm: Writer, Director
  25. 1943Seeds of FreedomFilm: Director, Writer
  26. 1941To the Jews of the Whole World!Film: С.Эйзенштейн
  27. 1941An Appeal to the Jews of the WorldFilm
  28. 1940Time in the SunFilm: Director
  29. 1940Our CinemaFilm: (archive footage)
  30. 1938Alexander NevskyFilm: Director, Writer
  31. 1934Death DayFilm: Director
  32. 1933Eisenstein in MexicoFilm: Director
  33. 1933Thunder Over MexicoFilm: Director
  34. 1932Hurray Mexico!Film: Director
  35. 1931Sentimental RomanceFilm: Director, Screenplay
  36. 1931The Disaster in OaxacaFilm: Director, Writer
  37. 1930Sergei Eisenstein's Mexican Footage of the Fiesta de la Virgen de GuadalupeFilm: Director
  38. 1929The General LineFilm: Director, Writer
  39. 1929Every DayFilm: Policeman
  40. 1928October (Ten Days that Shook the World)Film: Screenplay, Director
  41. 1925Battleship PotemkinFilm: Odessa Citizen, Director, Writer
  42. 1925StrikeFilm: Director, Screenplay
  43. 1923Glumov's DiaryFilm: Sergei Eisenstein, Director, Writer

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