Directing
Sergei Eisenstein
- Born
- 1898-01-23
- Died
- 1948-02-11
- Birthplace
- Riga, Russian Empire
Biography
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
Filmography
50 titles · Newest first · Cast and crew credits
Idols Behind Altars: A Poetic Reverie for Anita Brenner
2026 · Movie
Director · Writer
The Marriage of Greta Garbo and Sergei Eiseinstein
2023 · Movie
Cast
Sergei/Sir Gay
2017 · Movie
Cast
The Worlds of Mei Lanfang
2000 · Movie
Cast
Eisenstein: The Master's House
1998 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
Sergei Eisenstein: Mexican Fantasy
1998 · Movie
Himself · Director · Writer
The Different Faces of Sergei Eisenstein
1998 · Movie
Cast
Sergei Eisenstein: Autobiography
1996 · Movie
Cast
Island of the Dead
1993 · Movie
Cast
Eisenstein en México
1984 · Movie
Cast
¡Qué Viva México!
1979 · Movie
Screenplay · Director
Sergei Eisenstein. Foreword
1978 · Movie
Cast
Sergei Eisenstein. Post Scriptum
1978 · Movie
Cast
TsOKS in Alma-Ata
1974 · Movie
Archive footage
Bezhin Meadow: Sequences from an Unfinished Film
1968 · Movie
Director · Writer
The Magic Beam
1963 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot
1958 · Movie
Writer · Director · Producer · Production Design
Sergei Eisenstein
1958 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
Eisenstein’s Mexican Film: Episodes for Study
1955 · Movie
Director
Ivan the Terrible, Part I
1944 · Movie
Writer · Director · Producer · Editor · Art Direction
Seeds of Freedom
1943 · Movie
Director · Writer
The Magic Seed
1942 · Movie
Producer
An Appeal to the Jews of the World
1941 · Movie
Cast
Swineherd and Shepherd
1941 · Movie
Producer
To the Jews of the Whole World!
1941 · Movie
С.Эйзенштейн
Our Cinema
1940 · Movie
(archive footage)
Time in the Sun
1940 · Movie
Director · Idea
Alexander Nevsky
1938 · Movie
Director · Editor · Writer
Death Day
1934 · Movie
Director
Eisenstein in Mexico
1933 · Movie
Self · Director
Thunder Over Mexico
1933 · Movie
Director
Hurray Mexico!
1932 · Movie
Director
Sentimental Romance
1931 · Movie
Director · Editor · Screenplay
The Disaster in Oaxaca
1931 · Movie
Director · Writer
We’re Switching to Hollywood
1931 · Movie
Self (uncredited)
Misery and Fortune of Woman
1930 · Movie
Supervisor of Production Resources · Editor
Sergei Eisenstein's Mexican Footage of the Fiesta de la Virgen de Guadalupe
1930 · Movie
Director
Every Day
1929 · Movie
Policeman
The General Line
1929 · Movie
Director · Writer
October (Ten Days that Shook the World)
1928 · Movie
Screenplay · Director
Battleship Potemkin
1925 · Movie
Odessa Citizen · Editor · Director · Writer
Strike
1925 · Movie
Director · Screenplay · Editor
Glumov's Diary
1923 · Movie
Sergei Eisenstein · Director · Writer
Das Kapital
Date unknown · Movie
Director · Writer · Editor
Idol of Hope
Date unknown · Movie
Cast
Land and Freedom
Date unknown · Movie
Cast
Mexico Marches
Date unknown · Movie
Cast
Spaniard and Indian
Date unknown · Movie
Cast
The Conquering Cross
Date unknown · Movie
Cast
Zapotec Village
Date unknown · Movie
Cast