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.
Our Cinema
((archive footage))
Glumov's Diary
(Self (takes bow at end))
The Storming of La Sarraz
(Commander of the Army of Independents)
TsOKS in Alma-Ata
(Archive footage)
An Appeal to the Jews of the World
The Different Faces of Sergei Eisenstein
Sergei Eisenstein: Mexican Fantasy
(Himself)
We're switching to Hollywood
(Self (uncredited))
Battleship Potemkin
(Odessa Citizen)
Sergei/Sir Gay
Island of the Dead
Every Day
(Policeman)
Sergei Eisenstein
(Himself (archive footage))
Sergei Eisenstein: Autobiography
The Worlds of Mei Lanfang
Eisenstein en México
Eisenstein in Mexico
(Self)
Battleship Potemkin
(Editor)
Battleship Potemkin
(Director)
October (Ten Days that Shook the World)
(Screenplay)
October (Ten Days that Shook the World)
(Director)
Alexander Nevsky
(Director)
Alexander Nevsky
(Editor)
Ivan the Terrible, Part I
(Writer)
Ivan the Terrible, Part I
(Director)
Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot
(Writer)
Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot
(Director)
¡Qué Viva México!
(Screenplay)
¡Qué Viva México!
(Director)
Ivan the Terrible, Part III
(Director)
Strike
(Director)
Strike
(Screenplay)
Sergei Eisenstein: Mexican Fantasy
(Director)
Glumov's Diary
(Director)
Bezhin Meadow: Sequences from an Unfinished Film
(Director)
Bezhin Meadow: Sequences from an Unfinished Film
(Writer)
Sentimental Romance
(Director)
The General Line
(Scenario Writer)
The General Line
(Director)
The Storming of La Sarraz
(Director)
The Disaster in Oaxaca
(Director)
Time in the Sun
(Director)
Alexander Nevsky
(Writer)
Battleship Potemkin
(Writer)
Sergei Eisenstein: Mexican Fantasy
(Writer)
Death Day
(Director)
Thunder Over Mexico
(Director)
Misery and Fortune of Woman
(Supervisor of Production Resources)
Seeds of Freedom
(Director)
Seeds of Freedom
(Writer)
Time in the Sun
(Idea)
Misery and Fortune of Woman
(Editor)
Ivan the Terrible, Part I
(Producer)
Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot
(Producer)
Ivan the Terrible, Part I
(Editor)
Ivan the Terrible, Part I
(Art Direction)
Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot
(Production Design)
The Disaster in Oaxaca
(Writer)
The Storming of La Sarraz
(Screenplay)
Sentimental Romance
(Editor)
Sentimental Romance
(Screenplay)
Strike
(Editor)
Eisenstein’s Mexican Film: Episodes for Study
(Director)
Hurray Mexico!
(Director)