
Directing · 50 years old
Riga, Russian Empire
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.

Our Cinema
(archive footage)

Sergei Eisenstein: Autobiography

Battleship Potemkin
Odessa Citizen

Sergei Eisenstein: Mexican Fantasy
Himself

Every Day
Policeman

Glumov's Diary
Sergei Eisenstein

We’re Switching to Hollywood
Self (uncredited)

Sergei/Sir Gay

Eisenstein in Mexico
Self

The Marriage of Greta Garbo and Sergei Eiseinstein

The Different Faces of Sergei Eisenstein

Sergei Eisenstein
Self (archive footage)

The Worlds of Mei Lanfang

Eisenstein en México

To the Jews of the Whole World!
С.Эйзенштейн

Eisenstein: The Master's House
Self (archive footage)

The Magic Beam
Self (archive footage)

Sergei Eisenstein. Foreword

Sergei Eisenstein. Post Scriptum

Battleship Potemkin
Director

Battleship Potemkin
Writer

Strike
Director

Ivan the Terrible, Part I
Writer

Ivan the Terrible, Part I
Director

Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot
Writer

Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot
Director

Ivan the Terrible, Part I
Producer

Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot
Producer

Hurray Mexico!
Director

Alexander Nevsky
Director

Alexander Nevsky
Writer