Ivan the Terrible, Part I

Macbeth if set in Tsarist Russia. Ivan IV assumes the throne and faces threats from all sides as he tries to unify the country. A showcase for dynamic montage and severe performance, spiked with political allegory.

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Sergei Eisenstein directed Ivan the Terrible, Part I in 1944. See Sergei Eisenstein's full filmography, where to start with Sergei Eisenstein, or where to go after you've seen everything by Sergei Eisenstein.

Ivan the Terrible, Part I was released in 1944 (RU original-language production), with a runtime of 95 minutes.