Sergei Eisenstein
January 23, 1898 (126 years old) in 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.
Known For
Credits
- 2017 · Sergei/Sir Gay as
- 2000 · The Worlds of Mei Lanfang as
- 1998 · The Different Faces of Sergei Eisenstein as
- 1998 · Sergei Eisenstein: Mexican Fantasy as Himself
- 1996 · Sergei Eisenstein: Autobiography as
- 1993 · Island of the Dead as
- 1984 · Eisenstein en México as
- 1974 · TsOKS in Alma-Ata as Archive footage
- 1958 · Sergei Eisenstein as Himself (archive footage)
- 1941 · An Appeal to the Jews of the World as
- 1940 · Our Cinema as (archive footage)
- 1933 · Eisenstein in Mexico as Self
- 1931 · We're switching to Hollywood as Self (uncredited)
- 1929 · Every Day as Policeman
- 1929 · The Storming of La Sarraz as Commander of the Army of Independents
- 1925 · Battleship Potemkin as Odessa Citizen
- 1923 · Glumov's Diary as Self (takes bow at end)