Sergei Eisenstein
- Introduction
- Sergei Mikhailovich Eisenstein (Russian: Сергей Михайлович Эйзенштейн, IPA: [sʲɪrˈɡʲej mʲɪˈxajləvʲɪtɕ ɪjzʲɪnˈʂtʲejn], tr. Sergey Mikhaylovich Eizenshteyn; 22 January [O.S. 10 January] 1898 – 11 February 1948) was a Soviet film director and film theorist, 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 (1944, 1958). In its 2012 decennial poll, the magazine Sight & Sound named his Battleship Potemkin the 11th greatest film of all time.
- Wikidata
- Q8003
- Introduction
- Early motion picture producer and director.
- Nationality
- Russian
- Gender
- Male
- Roles
- Artist, Film Director, Director, Producer
- Names
- Sergei Eisenstein, Sergei Mikhailovich Eisenstein, Sergei Mikhailovich Eizenshtein, Sergey Mikhaylovich Eisenstein, Sergei M. Eisenstein, Sergej Eisenstein, Sergeiĭ Mikhaiĭlovich Aiĭzenshtaiĭn
- Ulan
- 500137065
Exhibitions
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Sergei Eisenstein Broninosets Potemkin (Battleship Potemkin) 1925
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Sergei Eisenstein Potemkin (Bronenosets Potemkin) 1925
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Sergei Eisenstein, Grigori Vasilʹevich Aleksandrov Oktjabr' 1928
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Sergei Eisenstein Untitled drawing for Hamlet (1931)
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Sergei Eisenstein Untitled drawing for Hamlet (1931)
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Sergei Eisenstein Salome 1932
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Sergei Eisenstein Salome (1932)
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Sergei Eisenstein Salome (1932)
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Sergei Eisenstein Salome (1932)
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