Sergei Eisenstein
Directing
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.
Born: January 23, 1898 · Riga, Russian Empire
Filmography (17)
¡Qué Viva México!
1979
ScreenplayDirector
Bezhin Meadow: Sequences from an Unfinished Film
1968
DirectorWriter
Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot
1958
WriterDirector+2
Ivan the Terrible, Part I
1944
WriterDirector+3
Swineherd and Shepherd
1941
Producer
Alexander Nevsky
1938
DirectorEditor+1
Death Day
1934
Director
Hurray Mexico!
1932
Director
Sentimental Romance
1931
DirectorEditor+1
The Disaster in Oaxaca
1931
DirectorWriter
Misery and Fortune of Woman
1930
Supervisor of Production …Editor
The General Line
1929
Scenario WriterDirector
Every Day
1929
Actor: Policeman
October (Ten Days that Shook the World)
1928
ScreenplayDirector
Battleship Potemkin
1925
Actor: Odessa CitizenEditor+2
Strike
1925
DirectorScreenplay+1
Glumov's Diary
1923
Actor: Sergei EisensteinDirector+1