

Sergei Eisenstein
Acting
January 23, 1898
Riga, Russian Empire
February 11, 1948
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.
The Filmography


Sergei Eisenstein: Autobiography

¡Qué Viva México!

Bezhin Meadow: Sequences from an Unfinished Film

Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot

Ivan the Terrible, Part I

Alexander Nevsky

Eisenstein in Mexico

Thunder Over Mexico

The General Line

October (Ten Days that Shook the World)

Battleship Potemkin

Strike
