Sergei Eisenstein

DirectingBorn: January 23, 1898in Riga, Russian EmpireDied: February 11, 1948

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.

Sergei Eisenstein

The Marriage of Greta Garbo and Sergei Eiseinstein

Sergei/Sir Gay

The Worlds of Mei Lanfang

Eisenstein: The Master's House

The Different Faces of Sergei Eisenstein

Sergei Eisenstein: Mexican Fantasy

Sergei Eisenstein: Autobiography

Island of the Dead

Eisenstein en México

Sergei Eisenstein. Foreword

Sergei Eisenstein. Post Scriptum

TsOKS in Alma-Ata

The Magic Beam

Sergei Eisenstein

To the Jews of the Whole World!

An Appeal to the Jews of the World

Our Cinema

Eisenstein in Mexico

We’re Switching to Hollywood

Every Day

Battleship Potemkin

Glumov's Diary

Zapotec Village

Mexico Marches

Land and Freedom

Spaniard and Indian

The Conquering Cross

Idol of Hope