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Sergei Eisenstein

Also Known As: Sergei M. Eisenstein, S. M. Eisenstein, S.M. Eisenstein

Birth Date

January 23, 1898

Death Date

February 11, 1948

(passed away at 50)

Place of Birth

Riga, Russian Empire

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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.

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Sergei Eisenstein

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Sergei Eisenstein: Mexican Fantasy

Battleship Potemkin

Sergei Eisenstein: Autobiography

Every Day

We’re Switching to Hollywood

Island of the Dead

The Magic Beam

Sergei/Sir Gay

Sergei Eisenstein. Foreword

Our Cinema

Zapotec Village

Sergei Eisenstein

Eisenstein: The Master's House

Glumov's Diary

Land and Freedom

Spaniard and Indian

Sergei Eisenstein. Post Scriptum

The Conquering Cross

To the Jews of the Whole World!

The Different Faces of Sergei Eisenstein