Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot

Macbeth without witches. Ivan IV faces down internal dissent while building a private army to secure his power. The visuals are striking, but the heavy-handed score and obvious political subtext now play as pure Soviet kitsch.

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Sergei Eisenstein directed Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot in 1958. 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 II: The Boyars' Plot was released in 1958 (RU original-language production), with a runtime of 82 minutes.