Sergei Eisenstein

Known for Directing

Born

January 23, 1898

Died

February 11, 1948 (50 years old)

Place of Birth

Riga, Russian Empire

Also Known As

Sergei M. EisensteinS. M. Eisenstein S.M. Eisenstein S. EisensteinSergei Mikhailovich Eisenstein Sergei EisensteinSergei EizenshteinSergueï Mikhaïlovitch EisensteinСергей Михайлович ЭйзенштейнСергей Эйзенштейн세르게이 에이젠슈타인세르게이 미하일로비치 예이젠시테인세르게이 예이젠시테인세르게이 미하일로비치 에이젠슈타인Sergej Michajlovič ĖjzenštejnSergej Ėjzenštejn

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.