Sergei Eisenstein
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- January 23, 1898
- Place of birth
- Riga, Russian Empire
- Died
- February 11, 1948
Biography
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.
Movies with Sergei Eisenstein
- Battleship Potemkin 1925 · ★ 7.6
- Glumov's Diary 1923 · ★ 5.1
- Every Day 1929 · ★ 6.8
- Sergei Eisenstein: Mexican Fantasy 1998 · ★ 7.0
- We’re Switching to Hollywood 1931 · ★ 5.2
- Sergei/Sir Gay 2017 · ★ 5.5
- Island of the Dead 1993 · ★ 6.7
- Sergei Eisenstein: Autobiography 1996 · ★ 8.7
- Eisenstein in Mexico 1933 · ★ 5.3
- The Marriage of Greta Garbo and Sergei Eiseinstein 2023 · ★ 1.5
- Our Cinema 1940 · ★ 9.0
- The Worlds of Mei Lanfang 2000 · ★ 0.0
- Eisenstein en México 1984 · ★ 10.0
- Eisenstein: The Master's House 1998 · ★ 10.0
- TsOKS in Alma-Ata 1974
- An Appeal to the Jews of the World 1941
- The Different Faces of Sergei Eisenstein 1998
- Sergei Eisenstein 1958
- To the Jews of the Whole World! 1941
- The Magic Beam 1963
- Sergei Eisenstein. Foreword 1978
- Sergei Eisenstein. Post Scriptum 1978
Movies directed by Sergei Eisenstein
- Battleship Potemkin 1925 · ★ 7.6
- Strike 1925 · ★ 7.4
- Alexander Nevsky 1938 · ★ 7.1
- Ivan the Terrible, Part I 1944 · ★ 7.3
- October (Ten Days that Shook the World) 1928 · ★ 6.9
- Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot 1958 · ★ 7.3
- ¡Qué Viva México! 1979 · ★ 6.8
- The General Line 1929 · ★ 6.4
- Glumov's Diary 1923 · ★ 5.1
- Bezhin Meadow: Sequences from an Unfinished Film 1968 · ★ 6.0
- Sentimental Romance 1931 · ★ 6.7
- The Disaster in Oaxaca 1931 · ★ 6.2
- Hurray Mexico! 1932 · ★ 7.1
- Death Day 1934 · ★ 6.0
- Sergei Eisenstein: Mexican Fantasy 1998 · ★ 7.0
- Time in the Sun 1940 · ★ 6.0
- Thunder Over Mexico 1933 · ★ 6.7
- Seeds of Freedom 1943 · ★ 3.3
- Eisenstein in Mexico 1933 · ★ 5.3
- Eisenstein’s Mexican Film: Episodes for Study 1955 · ★ 8.5
- Sergei Eisenstein's Mexican Footage of the Fiesta de la Virgen de Guadalupe 1930
- Idols Behind Altars: A Poetic Reverie for Anita Brenner 2026