Sergei Eisenstein
Birthday
1898/01/23
Day of death
1948/02/11 (50 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Riga, Russian Empire
Also know 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
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.
Acting
(1940) Our Cinema
as (archive footage)
(1923) Glumov's Diary
as Self (takes bow at end)
(1929) The Storming of La Sarraz
as Commander of the Army of Independents
(1974) TsOKS in Alma-Ata
as Archive footage
(1941) An Appeal to the Jews of the World
as ---
(1998) The Different Faces of Sergei Eisenstein
as ---
(1998) Sergei Eisenstein: Mexican Fantasy
as Himself
(1931) We're switching to Hollywood
as Self (uncredited)
(1925) Battleship Potemkin
as Odessa Citizen
(2017) Sergei/Sir Gay
as ---
(1993) Island of the Dead
as ---
(1929) Every Day
as Policeman
(1958) Sergei Eisenstein
as Himself (archive footage)
(1996) Sergei Eisenstein: Autobiography
as ---
(2000) The Worlds of Mei Lanfang
as ---
(1984) Eisenstein en México
as ---
(1933) Eisenstein in Mexico
as Self