Sergei Eisenstein
Known for
Directing
Born
January 23, 1898
Birthplace
Riga, Russian Empire
Died
February 11, 1948 (aged 50)
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.
Best known work
Battleship Potemkin
1925
Strike
1925
Alexander Nevsky
1938
Ivan the Terrible, Part I
1944
October (Ten Days that Shook the World)
1928
Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot
1958
¡Qué Viva México!
1979
The General Line
1929
Glumov's Diary
1923
Bezhin Meadow: Sequences from an Unfinished Film
1968Filmography
TBA
TBA
TBA
TBA
TBA
TBA
TBA
Das KapitalDirector, Writer, Editor
2023
2017
2000
1998
Eisenstein: The Master's Houseas Self (archive footage)
1998
1998
Sergei Eisenstein: Mexican Fantasyas Himself, Director, Writer
1996
1993
1984
1979
¡Qué Viva México!Director, Screenplay
1978
1978
1974
TsOKS in Alma-Ataas Archive footage
1968
Bezhin Meadow: Sequences from an Unfinished FilmDirector, Writer
1963
The Magic Beamas Self (archive footage)
1958
Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' PlotWriter, Director, Producer, Production Design
1958
Sergei Eisensteinas Self (archive footage)
1955