Sergei Eisenstein

Sergei Eisenstein's body was cremated after lying in state in the Hall of the Cinema Workers. His ashes were then buried in the Novodevichy Cemetery in Moscow. This date marks the final farewell to a cinematic giant.

Sergei Mikhailovich Eisenstein died in Moscow, Soviet Union, from a second heart attack at the age of 50. His death marks the end of an era for Soviet cinema and the loss of a visionary filmmaker.