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Sergei Eisenstein

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Director

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Film and Media Atlas. "Sergei Eisenstein." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://media.interactiveatlas.org/figures/sergei-eisenstein.

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Film and Media Atlas. (n.d.). Sergei Eisenstein. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://media.interactiveatlas.org/figures/sergei-eisenstein

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@misc{filmandmediaatlas-sergei-eisenstein,
  author = {Film and Media Atlas},
  title = {Sergei Eisenstein},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://media.interactiveatlas.org/figures/sergei-eisenstein},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

Soviet director and theorist who made editing the intellectual engine of cinema. His theory and practice of montage, collision between shots producing meaning neither holds alone, drove Battleship Potemkin in 1925 and shaped film language and film schools worldwide.

Facts

Birth Year

1898 1

Death Year

1948 1

Nationality

Soviet 1

Defining Contribution

Montage theory and practice; Battleship Potemkin, 1925 2

Cross-Tradition Connections

Associated With

Montage

Source A History of Narrative FilmDavid A. Cook

Works Created

Battleship Potemkin

Source A History of Narrative FilmDavid A. Cook

Sources

1. Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.View the Source

2. A History of Narrative Film

David A. Cook, W. W. Norton, 2016

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