Sergei Eisenstein
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
- Directing
- Born
- 1898-01-23 · Riga, Russian Empire
- Died
- 1948-02-11
Known for
- Battleship Potemkin (1925) — Odessa Citizen
- Strike (1925) — Director
- Alexander Nevsky (1938) — Director
- Ivan the Terrible, Part I (1944) — Writer
- October (Ten Days that Shook the World) (1928) — Screenplay
- Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot (1958) — Writer
- ¡Qué Viva México! (1979) — Director
- The General Line (1929) — Director
- Glumov's Diary (1923) — Sergei Eisenstein
- Bezhin Meadow: Sequences from an Unfinished Film (1968) — Director
- Sentimental Romance (1931) — Director
- The Disaster in Oaxaca (1931) — Director
- Hurray Mexico! (1932) — Director
- Swineherd and Shepherd (1941) — Producer
- Every Day (1929) — Policeman
- Misery and Fortune of Woman (1930) — Supervisor of Production Resources