Sergei Eisenstein
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- 23 January 1898 · Riga, Russian Empire
- Died
- 11 February 1948
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
Writing 18
- 2026Das Kapital · writer
- 2026Idols Behind Altars: A Poetic Reverie for Anita Brenner · writer
- 1998Sergei Eisenstein: Mexican Fantasy · writer
- 1979¡Qué Viva México! · screenplay
- 1968Bezhin Meadow: Sequences from an Unfinished Film · writer
- 1958Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot · writer
- 1944Ivan the Terrible, Part I · writer
- 1943Seeds of Freedom · writer
- 1940Time in the Sun · idea
- 1938Alexander Nevsky · writer
- 1931Sentimental Romance · screenplay
- 1931The Disaster in Oaxaca · writer
- 1929The General Line · writer
- 1929The Storming of La Sarraz · screenplay
- 1928October (Ten Days that Shook the World) · screenplay
- 1925Battleship Potemkin · writer
- 1925Strike · screenplay
- 1923Glumov's Diary · writer
Editing 7
- 2026Das Kapital · editor
- 1944Ivan the Terrible, Part I · editor
- 1938Alexander Nevsky · editor
- 1931Sentimental Romance · editor
- 1930Misery and Fortune of Woman · editor
- 1925Battleship Potemkin · editor
- 1925Strike · editor
Directing 25
- 2026Das Kapital · director
- 2026Idols Behind Altars: A Poetic Reverie for Anita Brenner · director
- 2010Cinema of the avant-garde 1923 - 1930 · director
- 1998Sergei Eisenstein: Mexican Fantasy · director
- 1979¡Qué Viva México! · director
- 1968Bezhin Meadow: Sequences from an Unfinished Film · director
- 1958Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot · director
- 1955Eisenstein’s Mexican Film: Episodes for Study · director
- 1944Ivan the Terrible, Part I · director
- 1943Seeds of Freedom · director
- 1940Time in the Sun · director
- 1938Alexander Nevsky · director
- 1934Death Day · director
- 1933Eisenstein in Mexico · director
- 1933Thunder Over Mexico · director
- 1932Hurray Mexico! · director
- 1931Sentimental Romance · director
- 1931The Disaster in Oaxaca · director
- 1930Sergei Eisenstein's Mexican Footage of the Fiesta de la Virgen de Guadalupe · director
- 1929The General Line · director
- 1929The Storming of La Sarraz · director
- 1928October (Ten Days that Shook the World) · director
- 1925Battleship Potemkin · director
- 1925Strike · director
- 1923Glumov's Diary · director
Acting 29
- 2025Mexico Marches
- 2025Spaniard and Indian
- 2025Idol of Hope
- 2025Zapotec Village
- 2025Land and Freedom
- 2025The Conquering Cross
- 2023The 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
- 1978Sergei Eisenstein. Foreword
- 1978Sergei Eisenstein. Post Scriptum
- 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
art 2
- 1958Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot · production design
- 1944Ivan the Terrible, Part I · art direction
Production 4
- 1958Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot · producer
- 1944Ivan the Terrible, Part I · producer
- 1942The Magic Seed · producer
- 1941Swineherd and Shepherd · producer
crew 1
- 1930Misery and Fortune of Woman · supervisor of production resources