During the early part of his reign, Ivan the Terrible faces betrayal from the aristocracy and even his closest friends as he seeks to unite the Russian people.
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Title: Ivan the Terrible, Part I (1944)
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| Nikolay Cherkasov | ... | Czar Ivan IV | |
| Lyudmila Tselikovskaya | ... | Czarina Anastasia Romanovna | |
| Serafima Birman | ... | Boyarina Efrosinia Staritskaya | |
| Mikhail Nazvanov | ... | Prince Andrei Kurbsky | |
| Mikhail Zharov | ... | Czar's Guard Malyuta Skuratov | |
| Amvrosi Buchma | ... | Czar's Guard Aleksei Basmanov | |
| Mikhail Kuznetsov | ... | Fyodor Basmanov | |
| Pavel Kadochnikov | ... | Vladimir Andreyevich Staritsky | |
| Andrei Abrikosov | ... | Boyar Fyodor Kolychev | |
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Aleksandr Mgebrov | ... | Novgorod's Archbishop Pimen |
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Maksim Mikhaylov | ... | Archdeacon |
| Vladimir Balashov | ... | Piotr Volynetz | |
| Vsevolod Pudovkin | ... | Nikola, Simpleton Beggar | |
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Semyon Timoshenko | ... | Kaspar von Oldenbock, Livonian ambassador |
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Aleksandr Rumnyov | ... | The Stranger |
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In 1547, Ivan IV (1530-1584), archduke of Moscow, crowns himself Tsar of Russia and sets about reclaiming lost Russian territory. In scenes of his coronation, his wedding to Anastasia, his campaign against the Tartars in Kazan, his illness when all think he will die, recovery, campaigns in the Baltic and Crimea, self-imposed exile in Alexandrov, and the petition of Muscovites that he return, his enemies among the boyars threaten his success. Chief among them are his aunt, who wants to advance the fortunes of her son, a simpleton, and Kurbsky, a warrior prince who wants both power and the hand of Anastasia. Ivan deftly plays to the people to consolidate his power. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
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Country:
Soviet UnionLanguage:
RussianRelease Date:
8 March 1947 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Ivan the Terrible, Part I See more »Filming Locations:
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Czar Ivan IV: Those who tore down the bells without Czar's permission, those by Czar's command get torn down the heads for not too long.See more »
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If Alexander Nevsky was a filmed opera, this one, the first part of Eisenstein's incomplete trilogy about the title character, looks more like a Stalinist version of a Shakespere play, with a lot of conspiracy and characters so desirous for power that are willing to do whatever it takes, but manichaeist and with almost undisguised propaganda of the infamous Russian dictator. Exactly for being theatrical, it is too formal, but it is so intense that it is impossible to be indifferent, the visual composition is extraordinary, using very well the light-and-shade game typical of the German Expressionism, the alternation between very open shots and close ups, and very rich costumes and set decoration. In the end, although it is not perfect, is a remarkable film that deserves all the praise it received.