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(īzən-stīn′, ā′zyĭn-shtān), Sergei Mikhailovich 1898-1948.
(īzən-stīn′, ā′zyĭn-shtān), Sergei Mikhailovich 1898-1948. Soviet filmmaker who greatly influenced cinematic technique with his skillful development of montage in such films as The Battleship Potemkin (1925) and Alexander Nevsky (1938).