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Ivan the Terrible, Part I (1944) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1944 · 95 mins · Russian
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- Directed by
- Sergei Eisenstein
- Starring
- Mikhail Zharov, Vladimir Balashov, Pavel Kadochnikov, Anel Sudakevich, Mikhail Kuznetsov, Nikolai Cherkasov
In the early years of his reign, Ivan IV faces betrayal from nobles and his own friends as he tries to unite Russia. Sergei Eisenstein’s final film, the first of a three‑part biopic, remained unfinished after the producer condemned his experimental methods and the budget. The second part was released; the third never progressed beyond early filming.
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