Directing
Sergei Eisenstein
EN, RU, IT, DE cinema · 50 credits
Born
23 January 1898
Died
11 February 1948 (aged 50)
Birthplace
Riga, Russian Empire
Also known as Sergei M. Eisenstein · S. M. Eisenstein · S. Eisenstein · Sergei Mikhailovich Eisenstein · Sergei Eisenstein · Sergei Eizenshtein
Sergei Mikhailovich Eisenstein (23 January 1898 — 11 February 1948) was a pioneering Soviet film director and film theorist, often considered to be the 'Father of Montage'. 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
Filmography
Das Kapital
Director, Writer, Editor
Idols Behind Altars: A Poetic Reverie for Anita Brenner
2026
Idols Behind Altars: A Poetic Reverie for Anita Brenner
Director, Writer
Sergei Eisenstein: Mexican Fantasy
as Himself, Director, Writer
Eisenstein: The Master's House
as Self (archive footage)
¡Qué Viva México!
Screenplay, Director
ЦОКС в Алма-Ате
1974
TsOKS in Alma-Ata
as Archive footage
Bezhin Meadow: Sequences from an Unfinished Film
Director, Writer
The Magic Beam
as Self (archive footage)
Sergei Eisenstein
as Self (archive footage)
Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot
Writer, Director, Producer, Production Design
Ivan the Terrible, Part I
Writer, Director, Producer, Editor, Art Direction
Семена Свободы
1943
Seeds of Freedom
Director, Writer
The Magic Seed
Producer
To the Jews of the Whole World!
as С.Эйзенштейн
Our Cinema
as (archive footage)
Time in the Sun
Director, Idea
Alexander Nevsky
Director, Editor, Writer
Death Day
Director
Eisenstein in Mexico
as Self, Director
Thunder Over Mexico
Director
Hurray Mexico!
Director
We’re Switching to Hollywood
as Self (uncredited)
Sentimental Romance
Director, Screenplay, Editor
The Disaster in Oaxaca
Director, Writer
Misery and Fortune of Woman
Supervisor of Production Resources, Editor
Every Day
as Policeman
The General Line
Director, Writer
October (Ten Days that Shook the World)
Screenplay, Director
Battleship Potemkin
as Odessa Citizen, Director, Editor, Writer
Strike
Director, Screenplay, Editor
Glumov's Diary
as Sergei Eisenstein, Director, Writer