Director
Sergei Eisenstein
January 23, 1898 · Riga, Russian Empire
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.
Notable work
Often works with
Grigori Aleksandrov
5 titles together
Battleship Potemkin, Strike, ¡Qué Viva México!
Aleksandr Antonov
4 titles together
Battleship Potemkin, Strike, Glumov's Diary
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Mikhail Gomorov
4 titles together
Battleship Potemkin, Strike, The General Line
Nikolai Cherkasov
3 titles together
Alexander Nevsky, Ivan the Terrible, Part I, Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot
Andrei Abrikosov
3 titles together
Alexander Nevsky, Ivan the Terrible, Part I, Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot
Vladimir Barsky
2 titles together
Battleship Potemkin, Seeds of Freedom
Full filmography · 35
Zapotec Village
cast
UpcomingMexico Marches
cast
UpcomingThe Conquering Cross
cast
UpcomingIdol of Hope
cast
Upcoming
Das Kapital
Director and Writer
Upcoming
The Marriage of Greta Garbo and Sergei Eiseinstein
cast
2023
Sergei/Sir Gay
cast
2017
The Worlds of Mei Lanfang
cast
2000
The Different Faces of Sergei Eisenstein
cast
1998
Sergei Eisenstein: Autobiography
cast
1996Island of the Dead
cast
1993
Eisenstein en México
cast
1984