Sergei Eisenstein

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.

Known For

Our Cinema
Our Cinema
Glumov's Diary
Glumov's Diary
The Different Faces of Sergei Eisenstein
The Different Faces of Sergei Eisenstein
Sergei Eisenstein: Mexican Fantasy
Sergei Eisenstein: Mexican Fantasy
Sergei/Sir Gay
Sergei/Sir Gay

Filmography

2017 Sergei/Sir Gay
as
2000 The Worlds of Mei Lanfang
as
1998 The Different Faces of Sergei Eisenstein
as
1998 Sergei Eisenstein: Mexican Fantasy
as Himself
1996 Sergei Eisenstein: Autobiography
as
1993 Island of the Dead
as
1984 Eisenstein en México
as
1974 TsOKS in Alma-Ata
as Archive footage
1958 Sergei Eisenstein
as Himself (archive footage)
1941 To the Jews of the Whole World!
as С.Эйзенштейн
1941 An Appeal to the Jews of the World
as
1940 Our Cinema
as (archive footage)
1933 Eisenstein in Mexico
as Self
1931 We're switching to Hollywood
as Self (uncredited)
1929 Every Day
as Policeman
1929 The Storming of La Sarraz
as Commander of the Army of Independents
1925 Battleship Potemkin
as Odessa Citizen
1923 Glumov's Diary
as Self (takes bow at end)