Sergei Eisenstein
January 23, 1898 · 128 years old
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 Nevsk…
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5 titles
Battleship Potemkin
In the midst of the Russian Revolution of 1905, the crew of the battleship Potemkin mutiny against the brutal, tyrannical regime of the vessel's officers. The resulting street demonstration in Odessa brings on a police massacre.
Alexander Nevsky
The story of how a great Russian prince led a ragtag army to battle an invading force of Teutonic Knights.
Ivan the Terrible, Part I
During the early part of his reign, Ivan the Terrible faces betrayal from the aristocracy and even his closest friends as he seeks to unite the Russian people.
Strike
A group of oppressed factory workers go on strike in pre-revolutionary Russia.
Que Viva Mexico
Eisenstein shows us Mexico in this movie, its history and its culture. He believes, that Mexico can become a modern state.