Sergei M. Eisenstein
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 2 films (1923–1941) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 4 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).
| Year ▲ | Title | Creator | Length | Format | Color | Sound |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1923 | Dnevnik Glumova ▶ | Mikhail Gomorov; Sergei M. Eisenstein; Grigoriy Aleksandrov; Aleksandr Antonov | 5:39 | B&W | silent | |
| 1941 | Zapotec village | Sergei M. Eisenstein William F. Kruse Egon Mauthner | 20min | 16mm | B&W | Sound |