Eduard Tisse

Eduard Tisse

Known for

Cinematography

Born

April 1, 1897

Birthplace

Liepāja, Latvia

Died

November 18, 1961 (aged 64)

Biography

Eduard Tisse (13 April 1897 – 18 November 1961) was a Soviet cinematographer. In 1921, Tisse became a professor at Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography. His career took off when he worked with director Sergei Eisenstein on the film Strike. Tisse would become Eisenstein's standard cinematographer for the next twenty years.

Best known work

Battleship Potemkin
Battleship Potemkin
1925
Strike
Strike
1925
Alexander Nevsky
Alexander Nevsky
1938
Ivan the Terrible, Part I
Ivan the Terrible, Part I
1944
October (Ten Days that Shook the World)
October (Ten Days that Shook the World)
1928
Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot
Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot
1958
¡Qué Viva México!
¡Qué Viva México!
1979
The General Line
The General Line
1929
Kino-Pravda No. 21: Lenin Kino-Pravda. A Film Poem About Lenin
Kino-Pravda No. 21: Lenin Kino-Pravda. A Film Poem About Lenin
1925
Sentimental Romance
Sentimental Romance
1931

Filmography

  1. 2017

    Seeking Tisse

    as Self (archival footage)

  2. 1998

    Sergei Eisenstein: Mexican Fantasy

    as Himself, Director of Photography

  3. 1979

    ¡Qué Viva México!

    Director of Photography

  4. 1974

    Autumn

    Camera Operator

  5. 1963

    The Magic Beam

    as Self (archive footage)

  6. 1958

  7. 1958

    Sergei Eisenstein

    as Self (archive footage)

  8. 1958

    Lenin Is Alive

    Camera Operator

  9. 1956

    The Immortal Garrison

    Director of Photography, Co-Director

  10. 1953

    Silvery Dust

    Director of Photography

  11. 1952

    Man of Music

    Director of Photography

  12. 1949

    Meeting on the Elbe

    Director of Photography

  13. 1948

    Mājup ar uzvaru

    Director of Photography

  14. 1946

    In the Mountains of Yugoslavia

    Director of Photography

  15. 1944

    Ivan the Terrible, Part I

    Director of Photography

  16. 1940

    Time in the Sun

    Director of Photography

  17. 1938

    Alexander Nevsky

    Director of Photography

  18. 1935

    Aerograd

    Editor

  19. 1934

    Death Day

    Director of Photography

  20. 1933

    Thunder Over Mexico

    Director of Photography

  21. 1933

    Internationale

    Camera Operator

  22. 1933

  23. 1932

    Hurray Mexico!

    Director of Photography

  24. 1931

    Sentimental Romance

    Director of Photography

  25. 1931

    The Disaster in Oaxaca

    Writer, Director of Photography

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