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Sergei Eisenstein

Known for: Directing

Biography: 1898-01-23

Deathday: 1948-02-11 (50 years old)

Biography

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.

Filmography

all 40

Movies 40

Director 18

self 10

Sergei Eisenstein

Biography

Filmography

all 40

Movies 40

Director 18

self 10

Producer 4

Moskau 1941 - Stimmen am Abgrund (2021)

Sergei/Sir Gay (2017)

The Worlds of Mei Lanfang (2000)

Eisenstein: The Master's House (1998)

The Different Faces of Sergei Eisenstein (1998)

Sergei Eisenstein: Mexican Fantasy (1998)

Sergei Eisenstein: Autobiography (1996)

Island of the Dead (1993)

Ivan the Terrible, Part III (1988)

The Secret Life of Sergei Eisenstein (1987)

Eisenstein en México (1984)

Que Viva Mexico! (1979)

TsOKS in Alma-Ata (1974)

Bezhin Meadow: Sequences from an Unfinished Film (1968)

Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot (1958)

Ivan the Terrible (1958)

Sergei Eisenstein (1958)

Eisenstein’s Mexican Film: Episodes for Study (1955)

Ivan the Terrible, Part I (1944)

Seeds of Freedom (1943)

An Appeal to the Jews of the World (1941)

Time in the Sun (1940)

Our Cinema (1940)

Alexander Nevsky (1938)

Death Day (1934)

Eisenstein in Mexico (1933)

Thunder Over Mexico (1933)

Hurray Mexico! (1932)

We're switching to Hollywood (1931)

The Disaster in Oaxaca (1931)

Sentimental Romance (1930)

Misery and Fortune of Woman (1930)

The General Line (1929)

Every Day (1929)

The Storming of La Sarraz (1929)

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

Battleship Potemkin (1925)

Strike (1925)

Glumov's Diary (1923)

Bezhin Meadow

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Information

Known ForDirecting

GenderMale

Birthday1898-01-23

Deathday1948-02-11 (50 years old)

Birth NameСергей Михайлович Эйзенштейн

Birth PlaceRiga, Latvia

Religionatheism

FatherMikhail Eisenstein

CitizenshipsRussian Empire, Soviet Union

AwardsHonored art worker of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Medal "In Commemoration of the 800th Anniversary of Moscow", Stalin Prize, Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", Order of the Badge of Honour, Order of Lenin

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Known For
Directing

Gender
Male

Birthday
1898-01-23

Deathday
1948-02-11 (50 years old)

Birth Name
Сергей Михайлович Эйзенштейн

Birth Place
Riga, Latvia

Religion
atheism

Father
Mikhail Eisenstein

Citizenships
Russian Empire, Soviet Union

Awards
Honored art worker of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Medal "In Commemoration of the 800th Anniversary of Moscow", Stalin Prize, Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", Order of the Badge of Honour, Order of Lenin