
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.

Battleship Potemkin
1925 · as Odessa Citizen

Every Day
1929 · as Policeman

Sergei Eisenstein: Mexican Fantasy
1998 · as Himself

We’re Switching to Hollywood
1931 · as Self (uncredited)

Our Cinema
1940 · as (archive footage)

Sergei Eisenstein. Foreword
1978

Sergei Eisenstein: Autobiography
1996

Zapotec Village

Sergei Eisenstein
1958 · as Self (archive footage)

Island of the Dead
1993

Sergei Eisenstein. Post Scriptum
1978

The Worlds of Mei Lanfang
2000

An Appeal to the Jews of the World
1941

Glumov's Diary
1923 · as Sergei Eisenstein

Mexico Marches

Sergei/Sir Gay
2017

The Magic Beam
1963 · as Self (archive footage)

The Conquering Cross