Sergei Eisenstein
Biography
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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Acting History
2023
The Marriage of Greta Garbo and Sergei Eiseinstein
2017Sergei/Sir Gay
2000The Worlds of Mei Lanfang
1998Eisenstein: The Master's House as Self (archive footage)
1998The Different Faces of Sergei Eisenstein
1998Sergei Eisenstein: Mexican Fantasy as Himself
1996Sergei Eisenstein: Autobiography
1993Island of the Dead
1984Eisenstein en México
1974TsOKS in Alma-Ata as Archive footage
1963The Magic Beam as Self (archive footage)
1958Sergei Eisenstein as Self (archive footage)
1941To the Jews of the Whole World! as С.Эйзенштейн
1941An Appeal to the Jews of the World
1940Our Cinema as (archive footage)
1933Eisenstein in Mexico as Self
1931We're switching to Hollywood as Self (uncredited)
1929Every Day as Policeman
1929The Storming of La Sarraz as Commander of the Army of Independents
1925Battleship Potemkin as Odessa Citizen
1923Glumov's Diary as Sergei Eisenstein
—Zapotec Village
—Land and Freedom
—Mexico Marches
—Idol of Hope
—Spaniard and Indian
—The Conquering Cross