Sergei Eisenstein
Soviet filmmaker (1898–1948)
Sergei Mikhailovich Eisenstein was a Soviet film director, screenwriter, film editor and film theorist. Considered one of the greatest filmmakers of all time, he was a pioneer in the theory and practice of montage. He is noted in particular for his silent films Strike (1925), Battleship Potemkin (1925) and October (1928), as well as the historical epics Alexander Nevsky (1938) and Ivan the Terrible (1945/1958). In its decennial poll, the magazine Sight and Sound named his Battleship Potemkin the 54th-greatest film of all time.
Filmography in the catalog
Credited on 9 films (1924–1974) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 32 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).
| Year ▼ | Title | Creator | Length | Format | Color | Sound |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Bezhin Meadow | Sergei Eisenstein | 28 | 16mm | B&W | sound |
| 1938 | Alexander Nevsky | Moscow | 112 min | 16mm | B&W | sound |
| 1938 | Alexander Nevsky | DIST-FESTIVAL | 107 min | 16mm | B&W | sound |
| 1927 | October: Ten Days that Shook the World | Sergei Eisenstein, Grigori Aleksandrov | 106 min | 16mm | B&W | |
| 1925 | [The Battleship Potemkin] | Part IV, The Odessa steps directed by Sergei Eisenstein. | 9 | 16mm | B&W | silent |
| 1925 | Battleship Potemkin | Goskino: Publisher | Mosfilm: Distributor | 66 | 16mm | B&W | sound |
| 1925 | Battleship Potemkin. | Sergei Eisenstein | 74 min | 16mm | B&W | silent |
| 1924 | Battleship Potemkin | Goskino ; director, Sergei Eisenstein. | 67 | 16mm | B&W | silent |
| 19-- | Ivan the terrible, | [part 1] Artkino presents ; produced by the Central Cinema Studios ; written and directed by Sergei Eisenstein. | 96 | 16mm | B&W | sound |