Sergei Eisenstein

Born: 1898-01-23

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.

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Battleship Potemkin

as Odessa Citizen
Released: 1925-12-24

A dramatized account of a great Russian naval mutiny and a resultant public demonstration,...

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Glumov's Diary

as Self (takes bow at end)
Released: 1923-05-21

Filmic insert to Eisenstein's modernized, free adaptation of Ostrovskiy's 19th-century Russian...

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Our Cinema

as (archive footage)
Released: 1940-07-01

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Sergei Eisenstein: Mexican Fantasy

as Himself
Released: 1998-02-12

Eisenstein shot 50 hours of footage on location in Mexico in 1931 and 32 for what would have...

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We're switching to Hollywood

as Self (uncredited)
Released: 1931-06-09

A German reporter visits Hollywood and is escorted through the MGM Studio by a German nobleman,...

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Every Day

as Policeman
Released: 1929-04-30

Experimental documentary focusing on a day in the life of city workers, featuring montage...

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Sergei/Sir Gay

as uncredited
Released: 2017-01-27

As a teenager, Sergei Eisenstein signed his drawings with "Sir Gay". Mark Rappaport sees clear...

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Sergei Eisenstein: Autobiography

as uncredited
Released: 1996-01-01

A free film adaptation of the director's memoirs. In form, this is the "stream of consciousness"...

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Sergei Eisenstein

as Himself (archive footage)
Released: 1958-01-01

Documentary made for the 60th anniversary of Soviet director Sergei Eisenstein.

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The Worlds of Mei Lanfang

as uncredited
Released: 2000-02-15

The true story of Mei Lanfang, China's greatest opera star; a husband and father whose...

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Eisenstein en México

as uncredited
Released: 1984-01-01

Inspired by the social changes that the Revolution brought to our country and the admiration he...

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The Different Faces of Sergei Eisenstein

as uncredited
Released: 1998-02-22

Eisenstein is celebrated either as the last Leonardo da Vinci of modernity or attacked as...

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