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The Secret Life of Sergei Eisenstein (1987)
60 min | Documentary, Biography

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The Secret Life of Sergei Eisenstein (1987)

60 min | Documentary, Biography

A biographical film, in English throughout, telling the story of film director Sergei Eisenstein (1898-1948) from his childhood in Riga, Latvia to receiving the 'Stalin Prize' in Moscow. Based on his own writings, the film uses actual film...See moreA biographical film, in English throughout, telling the story of film director Sergei Eisenstein (1898-1948) from his childhood in Riga, Latvia to receiving the 'Stalin Prize' in Moscow. Based on his own writings, the film uses actual film clips of Eisenstein at various points of his life as well as photographs, illustrations and archival film of a variety of locations around the world. Eisenstein's talent as a satirical cartoonist and later an artist is particularly highlighted with many photographs of his work. Films discussed include "Strike", "Battleship Potemkin", "Oktober", "The old and the new", "Alexander Nevsky" and "Ivan the terrible". There is a detailed account of Eisenstein's world tour during which time he met and worked with other leading film-makers, writers and personalities including Einstein, James Joyce, D. W. Griffith and Walt Disney. Includes anecdote on his visit to High Table at Trinity College, Cambridge and its inspiration for a scene in 'Ivan the terrible'. Written by Michele Wilkinson, University of Cambridge Language Centre, See less

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11 cast members

Name	Known for
Juan Antonio Gálvez Narrator Narrator See fewer	Midsummer Dream (2005)
Paul Vaughan Narrator (english version) Narrator (english version) See fewer	Waking Ned Devine (1998)
Josephine Baker Self - Sings Song Mon pays c'est Paris (archive footage) Self - Sings Song Mon pays c'est Paris (archive footage) See fewer	Zou Zou (1934)
Charles Chaplin Self - Waves at Fans (archive footage) Self - Waves at Fans (archive footage) See fewer	The Great Dictator (1940)
Sergei Eisenstein Self - in England, in Holland, Anti-Anti-Semitism Speech in English (archive footage) (as Sergei M. Eisenstein) Self - in England, in Holland, Anti-Anti-Semitism Speech in English (archive footage) (as Sergei M. Eisenstein) See fewer	Ivan the Terrible, Part I (1944)
Adolf Hitler Self - Salutes Parade (archive footage) Self - Salutes Parade (archive footage) See fewer	Triumph of the Will (1935)
Mikhail Kalinin Self - Handshake with Eisenstein (archive footage) Self - Handshake with Eisenstein (archive footage) See fewer
Solomon Mikhoels Self - Signs Declaration with Other Celebrities (archive footage) Self - Signs Declaration with Other Celebrities (archive footage) See fewer	The Circus (1936)
Sergei Prokofiev Self - at Piano with Eisenstein (archive footage) Self - at Piano with Eisenstein (archive footage) See fewer	Children of Men (2006)
Eduard Tisse Self - with Eisenstein (archive footage) Self - with Eisenstein (archive footage) See fewer	Ivan the Terrible, Part I (1944)
August von Mackensen Self - Salutes Parade Beside Hitler (archive footage) Self - Salutes Parade Beside Hitler (archive footage) See fewer	Totenkopfreiter (1917)