Sergei Eisenstein
![Sergei Eisenstein](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/ks9uuDtKu9m9w50t18PamLZ91to.jpg)
Known For: Directing
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: January 23, 1898
Day of Death: February 11, 1948 (50 years old)
Place of Birth: Riga, Russian Empire
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.
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![Sergei Eisenstein](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/casgWpvNaatCTuzrhPg1pw86mcQ.jpg)
Actor Himself (archive footage)
Sergei Eisenstein
![Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/9VufNqHN0EIkZAsJIv5vDYIitPo.jpg)
Writer
Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot
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Director
Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot
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Production Design
Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot
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Producer
Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot
![Ivan the Terrible](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/3AhJXOCBlsxL2NapoXMJrN90P3Z.jpg)
Director
Ivan the Terrible
![Ivan the Terrible](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/3AhJXOCBlsxL2NapoXMJrN90P3Z.jpg)
Writer
Ivan the Terrible
![Ivan the Terrible](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/3AhJXOCBlsxL2NapoXMJrN90P3Z.jpg)
Producer
Ivan the Terrible
![Ivan the Terrible](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/3AhJXOCBlsxL2NapoXMJrN90P3Z.jpg)
Editor
Ivan the Terrible
![Ivan the Terrible](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/3AhJXOCBlsxL2NapoXMJrN90P3Z.jpg)
Art Direction
Ivan the Terrible