Ivan the Terrible (1958)
Ivan the Terrible is a two-part Soviet epic historical drama film written and directed by Sergei Eisenstein. A biopic of Ivan IV of Russia, it was Eisenstein's final film, commissioned by Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin, who admired and identified with Ivan. This version includes both the movies.
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Nikolai CherkasovIvan IV
Lyudmila TselikovskayaAnastasia Romanovna
Mikhail NazvanovAndrei Kurbsky
Amvrosii BuchmaAleksei Basmanov
Vladimir BalashovPyotr Volynets
Eric PyryevIvan IV as a boyMovie DNA
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Ivan the Terrible is a two-part Soviet epic historical drama film written and directed by Sergei Eisenstein. A biopic of Ivan IV of Russia, it was Eisenstein's final film, commissioned by Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin, who admired and identified with Ivan. This version includes both the movies.