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.
Filmography
Cast Credits
The Marriage of Greta Garbo and Sergei Eiseinstein
Character:
MOVIE • 2023
Sergei/Sir Gay
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MOVIE • 2017
The Worlds of Mei Lanfang
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MOVIE • 2000
Eisenstein: The Master's House
Character: Self (archive footage)
MOVIE • 1998
The Different Faces of Sergei Eisenstein
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MOVIE • 1998
Sergei Eisenstein: Mexican Fantasy
Character: Himself
MOVIE • 1998
Sergei Eisenstein: Autobiography
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MOVIE • 1996
Island of the Dead
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MOVIE • 1993
Eisenstein en México
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MOVIE • 1984
TsOKS in Alma-Ata
Character: Archive footage
MOVIE • 1974
The Magic Beam
Character: Self (archive footage)
MOVIE • 1963
Sergei Eisenstein
Character: Self (archive footage)
MOVIE • 1958
To the Jews of the Whole World!
Character: С.Эйзенштейн
MOVIE • 1941
An Appeal to the Jews of the World
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MOVIE • 1941
Our Cinema
Character: (archive footage)
MOVIE • 1940
Eisenstein in Mexico
Character: Self
MOVIE • 1933
We're switching to Hollywood
Character: Self (uncredited)
MOVIE • 1931
Every Day
Character: Policeman
MOVIE • 1929
The Storming of La Sarraz
Character: Commander of the Army of Independents
MOVIE • 1929
Battleship Potemkin
Character: Odessa Citizen
MOVIE • 1925
Crew
Crew Credits
Cinema of the avant-garde 1923 - 1930
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2010
Sergei Eisenstein: Mexican Fantasy
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1998
Sergei Eisenstein: Mexican Fantasy
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 1998
¡Qué Viva México!
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 1979
¡Qué Viva México!
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1979
Bezhin Meadow: Sequences from an Unfinished Film
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1968
Bezhin Meadow: Sequences from an Unfinished Film
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 1968
Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 1958
Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1958
Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 1958
Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot
Role: Production Design
MOVIE • 1958
Eisenstein’s Mexican Film: Episodes for Study
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1955
Ivan the Terrible, Part I
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 1944
Ivan the Terrible, Part I
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1944
Ivan the Terrible, Part I
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 1944
Ivan the Terrible, Part I
Role: Editor
MOVIE • 1944
Ivan the Terrible, Part I
Role: Art Direction
MOVIE • 1944
Seeds of Freedom
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1943
Seeds of Freedom
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 1943
The Magic Seed
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 1942