1944 · 95 min · NR

Ivan the Terrible, Part I

Name: Ivan the Terrible, Part I
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 1944
Duration: 95 min
Cast: Nikolai Cherkasov, Lyudmila Tselikovskaya, Serafima Birman, Mikhail Nazvanov, Mikhail Zharov

Directed by Sergei Eisenstein · Drama, History

Ivan the Terrible, Part I (1944) is a Drama film, directed by Sergei Eisenstein set in Moscow and Kazan during the early modern era. It runs 95 minutes and is rated NR.

A biopic, with a tense and bleak tone. Themes of power & corruption and betrayal run throughout.

Composer

Sergei Prokofiev

Cinematography

Andrey MoskvinEduard Tisse

Cast

Nikolai CherkasovLyudmila TselikovskayaSerafima BirmanMikhail NazvanovMikhail ZharovAmvrosii BuchmaMikhail KuznetsovPavel Kadochnikov

The world of this film

Setting

Where

MoscowKazan

Setting

Urban

When

Early Modern

Premise & themes

Premise

Biopic

Themes

Power & Corruption Betrayal

Tone

TenseBleak

Shape

Protagonist

Solo Lead

Pacing

Measured

Based on

True Story

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The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

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