Sergei Eisenstein (1898-1948)

Alias:
S. Eisenstein
S.M. Eisenstein
Sergei Eisenstein
S. M. Eisenstein
Sergei Eizenshtein
Sergei M. Eisenstein
Sergei Mikhailovich Eisenstein
Sergej Michajlovič Ėjzenštejn
Sergej Ėjzenštejn
Sergueï Mikhaïlovitch Eisenstein
Сергей Михайлович Эйзенштейн
Сергей Эйзенштейн
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Birthplace:
Riga, Russian Empire

Born:
January 23, 1898

Died:
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.

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British Film Institute (BFI)

2002
#9
Critics' Top 10 Poll
Greatest Directors of All Time

Art Direction:
1944  Ivan the Terrible, Part I
1958  Ivan the Terrible

Director:
1923  Glumov's Diary
1925  Battleship Potemkin
1925  Strike
1928  October (Ten Days that Shook the World)
1929  The General Line
1929  The Storming of La Sarraz
1930  Sentimental Romance
1931  The Disaster in Oaxaca
1932  Hurray Mexico!
1933  Eisenstein in Mexico
1933  Thunder Over Mexico
1934  Death Day
1938  Alexander Nevsky
1940  Time in the Sun
1943  Seeds of Freedom
1944  Ivan the Terrible, Part I
1955  Eisenstein’s Mexican Film: Episodes for Study
1958  Ivan the Terrible
1958  Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot
1968  Bezhin Meadow: Sequences from an Unfinished Film
1979  Que Viva Mexico!
1988  Ivan the Terrible, Part III
1998  Sergei Eisenstein: Mexican Fantasy

Editor:
1923  Glumov's Diary
1925  Battleship Potemkin
1925  Strike
1928  October (Ten Days that Shook the World)
1929  The General Line
1929  The Storming of La Sarraz
1930  Misery and Fortune of Woman
1930  Sentimental Romance
1931  The Disaster in Oaxaca
1932  Hurray Mexico!
1933  Eisenstein in Mexico
1933  Thunder Over Mexico
1934  Death Day
1938  Alexander Nevsky
1940  Time in the Sun
1943  Seeds of Freedom
1944  Ivan the Terrible, Part I
1955  Eisenstein’s Mexican Film: Episodes for Study
1958  Ivan the Terrible
1958  Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot
1968  Bezhin Meadow: Sequences from an Unfinished Film
1979  Que Viva Mexico!
1988  Ivan the Terrible, Part III
1998  Sergei Eisenstein: Mexican Fantasy

Idea:
1923  Glumov's Diary
1925  Battleship Potemkin
1925  Strike
1928  October (Ten Days that Shook the World)
1929  The General Line
1929  The Storming of La Sarraz
1930  Misery and Fortune of Woman
1930  Sentimental Romance
1931  The Disaster in Oaxaca
1932  Hurray Mexico!
1933  Eisenstein in Mexico
1933  Thunder Over Mexico
1934  Death Day
1938  Alexander Nevsky
1940  Time in the Sun
1943  Seeds of Freedom
1944  Ivan the Terrible, Part I
1955  Eisenstein’s Mexican Film: Episodes for Study
1958  Ivan the Terrible
1958  Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot
1968  Bezhin Meadow: Sequences from an Unfinished Film
1979  Que Viva Mexico!
1988  Ivan the Terrible, Part III
1998  Sergei Eisenstein: Mexican Fantasy

Producer:
1923  Glumov's Diary
1925  Battleship Potemkin
1925  Strike
1928  October (Ten Days that Shook the World)
1929  The General Line
1929  The Storming of La Sarraz
1930  Misery and Fortune of Woman
1930  Sentimental Romance
1931  The Disaster in Oaxaca
1932  Hurray Mexico!
1933  Eisenstein in Mexico
1933  Thunder Over Mexico
1934  Death Day
1938  Alexander Nevsky
1940  Time in the Sun
1943  Seeds of Freedom
1944  Ivan the Terrible, Part I
1955  Eisenstein’s Mexican Film: Episodes for Study
1958  Ivan the Terrible
1958  Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot
1968  Bezhin Meadow: Sequences from an Unfinished Film
1979  Que Viva Mexico!
1988  Ivan the Terrible, Part III
1998  Sergei Eisenstein: Mexican Fantasy

Production Design:
1923  Glumov's Diary
1925  Battleship Potemkin
1925  Strike
1928  October (Ten Days that Shook the World)
1929  The General Line
1929  The Storming of La Sarraz
1930  Misery and Fortune of Woman
1930  Sentimental Romance
1931  The Disaster in Oaxaca
1932  Hurray Mexico!
1933  Eisenstein in Mexico
1933  Thunder Over Mexico
1934  Death Day
1938  Alexander Nevsky
1940  Time in the Sun
1943  Seeds of Freedom
1944  Ivan the Terrible, Part I
1955  Eisenstein’s Mexican Film: Episodes for Study
1958  Ivan the Terrible
1958  Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot
1968  Bezhin Meadow: Sequences from an Unfinished Film
1979  Que Viva Mexico!
1988  Ivan the Terrible, Part III
1998  Sergei Eisenstein: Mexican Fantasy

Scenario Writer:
1923  Glumov's Diary
1925  Battleship Potemkin
1925  Strike
1928  October (Ten Days that Shook the World)
1929  The General Line
1929  The Storming of La Sarraz
1930  Misery and Fortune of Woman
1930  Sentimental Romance
1931  The Disaster in Oaxaca
1932  Hurray Mexico!
1933  Eisenstein in Mexico
1933  Thunder Over Mexico
1934  Death Day
1938  Alexander Nevsky
1940  Time in the Sun
1943  Seeds of Freedom
1944  Ivan the Terrible, Part I
1955  Eisenstein’s Mexican Film: Episodes for Study
1958  Ivan the Terrible
1958  Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot
1968  Bezhin Meadow: Sequences from an Unfinished Film
1979  Que Viva Mexico!
1988  Ivan the Terrible, Part III
1998  Sergei Eisenstein: Mexican Fantasy

Screenplay:
1923  Glumov's Diary
1925  Battleship Potemkin
1925  Strike
1928  October (Ten Days that Shook the World)
1929  The General Line
1929  The Storming of La Sarraz
1930  Misery and Fortune of Woman
1930  Sentimental Romance
1931  The Disaster in Oaxaca
1932  Hurray Mexico!
1933  Eisenstein in Mexico
1933  Thunder Over Mexico
1934  Death Day
1938  Alexander Nevsky
1940  Time in the Sun
1943  Seeds of Freedom
1944  Ivan the Terrible, Part I
1955  Eisenstein’s Mexican Film: Episodes for Study
1958  Ivan the Terrible
1958  Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot
1968  Bezhin Meadow: Sequences from an Unfinished Film
1979  Que Viva Mexico!
1988  Ivan the Terrible, Part III
1998  Sergei Eisenstein: Mexican Fantasy

Supervisor of Production Resources:
1923  Glumov's Diary
1925  Battleship Potemkin
1925  Strike
1928  October (Ten Days that Shook the World)
1929  The General Line
1929  The Storming of La Sarraz
1930  Misery and Fortune of Woman
1930  Sentimental Romance
1931  The Disaster in Oaxaca
1932  Hurray Mexico!
1933  Eisenstein in Mexico
1933  Thunder Over Mexico
1934  Death Day
1938  Alexander Nevsky
1940  Time in the Sun
1943  Seeds of Freedom
1944  Ivan the Terrible, Part I
1955  Eisenstein’s Mexican Film: Episodes for Study
1958  Ivan the Terrible
1958  Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot
1968  Bezhin Meadow: Sequences from an Unfinished Film
1979  Que Viva Mexico!
1988  Ivan the Terrible, Part III
1998  Sergei Eisenstein: Mexican Fantasy

Writer:
1923  Glumov's Diary
1925  Battleship Potemkin
1925  Strike
1928  October (Ten Days that Shook the World)
1929  The General Line
1929  The Storming of La Sarraz
1930  Misery and Fortune of Woman
1930  Sentimental Romance
1931  The Disaster in Oaxaca
1932  Hurray Mexico!
1933  Eisenstein in Mexico
1933  Thunder Over Mexico
1934  Death Day
1938  Alexander Nevsky
1940  Time in the Sun
1943  Seeds of Freedom
1944  Ivan the Terrible, Part I
1955  Eisenstein’s Mexican Film: Episodes for Study
1958  Ivan the Terrible
1958  Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot
1968  Bezhin Meadow: Sequences from an Unfinished Film
1979  Que Viva Mexico!
1988  Ivan the Terrible, Part III
1998  Sergei Eisenstein: Mexican Fantasy

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