Sergei Eisenstein

Sergei Eisenstein

b. 1898 — d. 1948 (aged 50) Riga, Russian Empire
Director Writer

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

Battleship Potemkin
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★ 7.9
Battleship Potemkin
1925
Alexander Nevsky
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★ 7.4
Alexander Nevsky
1938
Ivan the Terrible, Part I
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★ 7.6
Ivan the Terrible, Part I
1944
Que Viva Mexico
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★ 7.4
Que Viva Mexico
1979

Filmography

Everyday
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★ 6.8
Everyday
2019 Actor
Policeman
Taiwanese School: The Experiment of Sergei Eisenstein's Montage Theory
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★ 5.7
Taiwanese School: The Experiment of Sergei Eisenstein's Montage Theory
2009 Writer
Sergey Eyzenshteyn. Meksikanskaya fantasiya
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★ 6.9
Sergey Eyzenshteyn. Meksikanskaya fantasiya
1998 Self Writer
Sergei Eisenstein: Autobiography
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★ 6.1
Sergei Eisenstein: Autobiography
1995 Writer
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The Eleventh Hour
1982 Writer
Que Viva Mexico
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★ 7.4
Que Viva Mexico
1979 Director Writer
Eisenstein's Mexican Project
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★ 7.4
Eisenstein's Mexican Project
1958 Director
Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot
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★ 7.7
Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot
1946 Director Writer
Ivan the Terrible, Part III
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★ 7.2
Ivan the Terrible, Part III
1946 Director
Ivan the Terrible, Part I
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★ 7.6
Ivan the Terrible, Part I
1944 Director Writer
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★ 6.4
Seeds of Freedom
1943 Director Writer
Land and Freedom
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★ 7.2
Land and Freedom
1941 Director
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★ 7.1
Mexican Symphony
1941 Director
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★ 6.8
Conquering Cross
1941 Director
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★ 6.5
Zapotecan Village
1941 Director
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★ 6.6
Spaniard and Indian
1941 Director
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★ 7.2
Mexico Marches
1941 Director
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★ 6.6
Idol of Hope
1941 Director
Time in the Sun
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★ 6.1
Time in the Sun
1940 Director Writer
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★ 6.6
The Fergana Canal
1939 Director
Alexander Nevsky
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★ 7.4
Alexander Nevsky
1938 Director Writer
Bezhin lug
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★ 6.6
Bezhin lug
1937 Director Writer
Death Day
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★ 6.6
Death Day
1934 Director
Thunder Over Mexico
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★ 7.1
Thunder Over Mexico
1933 Director Writer
Eisenstein in Mexico
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★ 5.9
Eisenstein in Mexico
1933 Director
¡Que viva Mexico!
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¡Que viva Mexico!
1932 Director
La destrucción de Oaxaca
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★ 6.5
La destrucción de Oaxaca
1931 Director Writer
Sentimental Romance
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★ 6.5
Sentimental Romance
1930 Director Writer
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★ 6.4
Gore i radost zhenshchiny
1930 Director
The General Line
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★ 7.2
The General Line
1929 Director Writer
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★ 6.2
The Storming of La Sarraz
1929 Actor Director Writer
Commander of the Army of Independents
October (Ten Days that Shook the World)
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★ 7.4
October (Ten Days that Shook the World)
1928 Director Writer
Battleship Potemkin
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★ 7.9
Battleship Potemkin
1925 Director Writer
Strike
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★ 7.6
Strike
1925 Director Writer
Glumov's Diary
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★ 5.6
Glumov's Diary
1923 Self Director
Alexandr Nevsky
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Alexandr Nevsky
Director Writer
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