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Sergei Eisenstein

Film Director / Screenwriter / Teacher / Cinematographer / Photographer | * 01/23/1898 († 50, 02/11/1948) | Riga, Russian Empire
Sergei Mikhailovich Eisenstein (22 January [O.S. 10 January] 1898 – 11 February 1948) was a Soviet film director, screenwriter, film editor and film theorist. He was a pioneer in the theory and practice of montage. He is noted in particular for his silent films Strike (1925), Battleship Potemkin (1925) and October (1928), as well as the historical epics Alexander Nevsky (1938) and Ivan the Terrible (1944, 1958). In its 2012 decennial poll, the magazine Sight & Sound named his Battleship Potemkin the 11th-greatest film of all time. ()
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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.

Most frequent genres for this person: Documentaries | Drama | History

Known for these Movies & Shows

A dramatized account of a great Russian naval mutiny and a resultant public demonstration, showing support, which brought on a police massacre. The film had an incredible impact on the development of ...

Battleship Potemkin

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1925 | 3.8/5 | 1h 15min
Drama, History
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When German knights invade Russia, Prince Alexander Nevsky must rally his people to resist the formidable force. After the Teutonic soldiers take over an eastern Russian city, Alexander stages his sta ...

Alexander Nevsky

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1938 | 3.6/5 | 1h 49min
Drama, History, War
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Set during the early part of his reign, Ivan faces betrayal from the aristocracy and even his closest friends as he seeks to unite the Russian people. Sergei Eisenstein's final film, this is the first ...

Ivan the Terrible, Part I

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1944 | 3.7/5 | 1h 39min
Drama, History
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¡Que viva México! was a film project undertaken in 1931-32 by Soviet film-maker Sergei Eisenstein for American socialist author Upton Sinclair and several investors, which Eisenstein eventually conc ...

Que Viva Mexico!

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1979 | 3.5/5 | 1h 25min
Documentary, History
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Awards & Nominations for Sergei Eisenstein

Stalin Prize Order of Lenin Order of the Badge of Honour Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" Honored Art Worker of The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Medal "In Commemoration of the 800th Anniversary of Moscow"
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Movies with Sergei Eisenstein as Actor(15)

2017 Sergei/Sir Gay
2000 The Worlds of Mei Lanfang
as himself1998 Sergei Eisenstein: Mexican Fantasy
1998 The Different Faces of Sergei Eisenstein
1996 Sergei Eisenstein: Autobiography
1993 Island of the Dead
1984 Eisenstein en México
as Himself (archive footage)1958 Sergei Eisenstein
1941 An Appeal to the Jews of the World
as (archive footage)1940 Наше кино
as Self (uncredited)1931 We're switching to Hollywood
as Policeman1929 Every Day
as Commander of the Army of Independents1929 The Storming of La Sarraz
as Odessa Citizen1925 Battleship Potemkin
as Himself (takes bow at end)1923 Glumov's Diary

Movies with Sergei Eisenstein as Crew(48)

Directing/Director1998 Sergei Eisenstein: Mexican Fantasy
Writing/Writer1998 Sergei Eisenstein: Mexican Fantasy
Directing/Director1988 Ivan the Terrible, Part III
Directing/Director1979 Que Viva Mexico!
Writing/Screenplay1979 Que Viva Mexico!
Directing/Director1968 Bezhin Meadow: Sequences from an Unfinished Film
Writing/Writer1968 Bezhin Meadow: Sequences from an Unfinished Film
Art/Production Design1958 Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot
Directing/Director1958 Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot
Production/Producer1958 Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot
Writing/Writer1958 Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot
Directing/Director1955 Eisenstein’s Mexican Film: Episodes for Study
Art/Art Direction1944 Ivan the Terrible, Part I
Directing/Director1944 Ivan the Terrible, Part I
Editing/Editor1944 Ivan the Terrible, Part I
Production/Producer1944 Ivan the Terrible, Part I
Writing/Writer1944 Ivan the Terrible, Part I
Directing/Director1943 Seeds of Freedom
Writing/Writer1943 Seeds of Freedom
Directing/Director1940 Time in the Sun
Writing/Idea1940 Time in the Sun
Directing/Director1938 Alexander Nevsky
Editing/Editor1938 Alexander Nevsky
Writing/Writer1938 Alexander Nevsky
Directing/Director1934 Death Day
Directing/Director1933 Eisenstein in Mexico
Directing/Director1933 Thunder Over Mexico
Directing/Director1932 ¡Que Viva Mexico!
Directing/Director1931 The Disaster in Oaxaca
Writing/Writer1931 The Disaster in Oaxaca
Crew/Supervisor of Production Resources1930 Misery and Fortune of Woman
Editing/Editor1930 Misery and Fortune of Woman
Directing/Director1930 Sentimental Romance
Editing/Editor1930 Sentimental Romance
Writing/Screenplay1930 Sentimental Romance
Directing/Director1929 The Storming of La Sarraz
Writing/Screenplay1929 The Storming of La Sarraz
Directing/Director1929 The General Line
Writing/Scenario Writer1929 The General Line
Directing/Director1928 October (Ten Days that Shook the World)
Writing/Screenplay1928 October (Ten Days that Shook the World)
Directing/Director1925 Strike
Editing/Editor1925 Strike
Writing/Screenplay1925 Strike
Directing/Director1925 Battleship Potemkin
Editing/Editor1925 Battleship Potemkin
Writing/Writer1925 Battleship Potemkin
Directing/Director1923 Glumov's Diary

Full Name: Sergey Eisenstein
Citizenships: Soviet Union (former country), Russia
Born: Sunday, 01/23 1898 (January) in Riga, Russian Empire
Died: Wednesday, 02/11 1948 (February) in Moscow (aged: 50)
Zodiac sign: Aquarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Dog)
Languages: Russian (RU)
Educated at: Saint-Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering
Employer: Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography
Represented by: Light Cone
Spouses (current/former): Pera Atasheva
Father: Mikhail Eisenstein
Other names for Sergei Eisenstein (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Sergei M. Eisenstein"
"S. M. Eisenstein"
"S.M. Eisenstein"
"S. Eisenstein"
"Sergei Mikhailovich 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"
"Mikhailovich"
"Sergei Michailowitsch Eisenstein"
Sergei Eisenstein frequently works together with these people:
Grigori Aleksandrov (26x, Crew)
Eduard Tisse (21x, Crew)
Oleg Kovalov (7x, Crew)
Aleksandr Antonov (5x, Actor)
Mikhail Gomorov (5x, Crew)
Maksim Shtraukh (5x, Actor)
Mark Rappaport (5x, Crew)
Upton Sinclair (4x, Crew)
Sergei Prokofiev (4x, Crew)
Hans Richter (4x, Crew)
Nikolai Cherkasov (3x, Actor)
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