
Sergei Eisenstein
Directing
Born: January 23, 1898
Riga, Russian Empire
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.
Also Known As
- Sergei M. Eisenstein
- S. M. Eisenstein
- S.M. Eisenstein
- S. Eisenstein
- Sergei Mikhailovich Eisenstein
- Sergei Eisenstein
- Sergei Eizenshtein
- Sergueï Mikhaïlovitch Eisenstein
- Сергей Михайлович Эйзенштейн
- Сергей Эйзенштейн
- 세르게이 에이젠슈타인
- 세르게이 미하일로비치 예이젠시테인
- 세르게이 예이젠시테인
- 세르게이 미하일로비치 에이젠슈타인
- Sergej Michajlovič Ėjzenštejn
- Sergej Ėjzenštejn
Known For

Battleship Potemkin
December 24, 1925

Glumov's Diary
May 21, 1923

Every Day
April 30, 1929

Sergei Eisenstein: Mexican Fantasy
February 12, 1998

We're switching to Hollywood
June 09, 1931

Sergei/Sir Gay
January 27, 2017

Sergei Eisenstein: Autobiography
January 01, 1996

Eisenstein in Mexico
October 13, 1933

The Marriage of Greta Garbo and Sergei Eiseinstein
May 28, 2023

Our Cinema
July 01, 1940

The Different Faces of Sergei Eisenstein
February 22, 1998

Sergei Eisenstein
January 01, 1958