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Sergei Eisenstein

1898–1948 · 20th century

Sergei Eisenstein was a Soviet film director and theorist whose use of montage made him one of the most influential figures in the history of cinema. His films include Battleship Potemkin (1925), October (1928), Alexander Nevsky (1938), celebrating the victory on Lake Peipus, and Ivan the Terrible, whose second part was banned by Stalin. His writings on film form remain widely studied.

Sergei Eisenstein
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