Personal details
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Born
23 1月 1898
Died
11 2月 1948
Place of birth
Riga, Russian Empire
Also known as
Sergei M. Eisenstein · S. M. Eisenstein · S.M. Eisenstein · S. Eisenstein
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.
