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Sergei Eisenstein

Soviet filmmaker (1898–1948)

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Sergei Mikhailovich Eisenstein was a Soviet film director, screenwriter, film editor and film theorist. Considered one of the greatest filmmakers of all time, he was 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 (1945/1958). In its decennial poll, the magazine Sight and Sound named his Battleship Potemkin the 54th-greatest film of all time.

Quick facts

Born
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Place of birth
Riga wd
Died
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Place of death
Moscow wd
Citizenship
Russian Empire, Soviet Union wd
Occupation
film director, inventor, film editor, screenwriter, teacher, cinematographer wd
Education
Saint-Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering wd
Spouse
Pera Atasheva wd

Awards wd

  • Stalin Prize (1941)
  • Order of Lenin (1939)
  • Order of the Badge of Honour
  • Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
  • Honored art worker of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
  • Medal "In Commemoration of the 800th Anniversary of Moscow"
  • State Stalin Prize, 1st degree

Questions

When was Sergei Eisenstein born?
Sergei Eisenstein was born on 10 January 1898 in Riga.
Where did Sergei Eisenstein study?
Sergei Eisenstein was educated at Saint-Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Sergei Eisenstein · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q8003 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: Sergei Eisenstein 03.jpg by Unknown author Unknown author (Public domain)

Last updated · facts checked 6 November 2026

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