Sergei Eisenstein

¡Qué Viva México!

Eisenstein shows us Mexico in this movie, its history and its culture. He believes, that Mexico can …

Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot

This is the second part of a projected three-part epic biopic of Russian Czar Ivan Grozny, undertake…

Eisenstein’s Mexican Film: Episodes for Study

"Eisenstein journeyed to Mexico in late 1930 to begin shooting a film. With backing provided by Upto…

Ivan the Terrible, Part I

Set during the early part of his reign, Ivan faces betrayal from the aristocracy and even his closes…

Seeds of Freedom

Archive footage from Potemkin (1925), with English dialogue dubbed in by American actors, is combine…

An Appeal to the Jews of the World

In 1941, a group of the Soviet Union's most prominent Jewish writers and artists, including Solomon …

Time in the Sun

Second attempt to create a feature film out of the 200,000-plus feet of film which Soviet film-maker…

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Alexander Nevsky

When German knights invade Russia, Prince Alexander Nevsky must rally his people to resist the formi…