← Back to explore
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.
Awards & recognition
- Stalin Prize · 1946
- Stalin Prize · 1941
- Order of Lenin · 1939
- Honored art worker of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
- Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
Show all 7 awards →
- Medal "In Commemoration of the 800th Anniversary of Moscow"
- Order of the Badge of Honour
Filmography8 titles
Battleship Potemkin
1925as Odessa Citizen
1925as Odessa Citizen
Strike
1925Director, Editor, Screenplay
1925Director, Editor, Screenplay
Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot
1946Director, Producer, Production Design, Writer
1946Director, Producer, Production Design, Writer
Ivan the Terrible, Part I
1944Art Direction, Director, Editor, Producer, Writer
1944Art Direction, Director, Editor, Producer, Writer
Alexander Nevsky
1938Director, Editor, Writer
1938Director, Editor, Writer
October (Ten Days that Shook the World)
1928Director, Screenplay
1928Director, Screenplay
Que Viva Mexico
1979Director, Screenplay
1979Director, Screenplay
The General Line
1929Director, Scenario Writer
1929Director, Scenario Writer