
Sergei Eisenstein
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 (17 movies)

Our Cinema
1940

Glumov's Diary
1923

The Different Faces of Sergei Eisenstein
1998

Sergei Eisenstein: Mexican Fantasy
1998

We're switching to Hollywood
1931

Battleship Potemkin
1925

Sergei/Sir Gay
2017

Every Day
1929

Sergei Eisenstein
1958

Sergei Eisenstein: Autobiography
1996

The Worlds of Mei Lanfang
2000

Eisenstein en México
1984

Eisenstein in Mexico
1933

To the Jews of the Whole World!
1941

Eisenstein: The Master's House
1998

The Marriage of Greta Garbo and Sergei Eiseinstein
2023

The Magic Beam
1963
Directing (22 movies)

Battleship Potemkin
1925

October (Ten Days that Shook the World)
1928

Alexander Nevsky
1938

Ivan the Terrible, Part I
1944

Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot
1958

¡Qué Viva México!
1979

Strike
1925

Sergei Eisenstein: Mexican Fantasy
1998

Glumov's Diary
1923

Bezhin Meadow: Sequences from an Unfinished Film
1968

Sentimental Romance
1931

The General Line
1929
The Storming of La Sarraz
1929

The Disaster in Oaxaca
1931

Time in the Sun
1940

Death Day
1934

Thunder Over Mexico
1933
Seeds of Freedom
1943

Eisenstein’s Mexican Film: Episodes for Study
1955

Hurray Mexico!
1932

Cinema of the avant-garde 1923 - 1930
2010

Eisenstein in Mexico
1933
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Glumov's Diary | 1923 | Writer |
| Strike | 1925 | Screenplay |
| Battleship Potemkin | 1925 | Writer |
| October (Ten Days that Shook the World) | 1928 | Screenplay |
| The Storming of La Sarraz | 1929 | Screenplay |
| The Disaster in Oaxaca | 1931 | Writer |
| Sentimental Romance | 1931 | Screenplay |
| Alexander Nevsky | 1938 | Writer |
| Swineherd and Shepherd | 1941 | Producer |
| The Magic Seed | 1942 | Producer |
| Seeds of Freedom | 1943 | Writer |
| Ivan the Terrible, Part I | 1944 | Writer |
| Ivan the Terrible, Part I | 1944 | Producer |
| Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot | 1958 | Writer |
| Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot | 1958 | Producer |
| Bezhin Meadow: Sequences from an Unfinished Film | 1968 | Writer |
| ¡Qué Viva México! | 1979 | Screenplay |
| Sergei Eisenstein: Mexican Fantasy | 1998 | Writer |