Death Day (1934)

Death Day

1934

Documentary

Synopsis

During his adventure in Mexico, Sergei Eisenstein made footage of a Mexican "Death Day" celebration for inclusion in his "Que Viva Mexico!" film project. When the 200,000-plus feet of film he eventually exposed in Mexico was first attempted to be made into a feature film, "Thunder Over Mexico", the producers excluded the Death Day material for subsequent compilation as an independent short subject. Silent with music track and explanatory English intertitles.

Credits

Director

Sergei Eisenstein

Crew

Grigori Aleksandrov (Co-Director)

Eduard Tisse (Director of Photography)

Carl Himm (Editor)

Mary Craig Sinclair (Executive Producer)

Hunter S. Kimbrough (Line Producer)

Sol Lesser (Producer)

Upton Sinclair (Production Director)

Walter Anthony (Title Designer)