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Ivan the Terrible
Genre: biography, drama, historical, russian / soviet
Director: Sergiej M. Eisenstein
Production: Soviet Union 1944
Duration: 175 min
Starring:
Serafima Birman, Lyudmila Tselikovskaya, Pavel Kadochnikov, Mikhail Kuznetsov, Mikhail Zharov, Nikolai Cherkasov, Andrei Abrikosov, Maksim Mikhajlov
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Description:
Distant Russian history serves as an allegory for the Stalin dictatorship in this epic two-part film biography by renowned Russian director Sergei Eisenstein. Ivan IV (Ivan the Terrible) reigned as... Distant Russian history serves as an allegory for the Stalin dictatorship in this epic two-part film biography by renowned Russian director Sergei Eisenstein. Ivan IV (Ivan the Terrible) reigned as czar of all Russia in the mid-16th century. The film begins with Ivan's lavish coronation ceremony and follows him through a maze of court intrigue as he attempts to control jealous family members eager to topple his regime and willingly sacrifices his own son in order to maintain power. |
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