Sergei Eisenstein's final film, this is the first part of a three-part biopic of Tsar Ivan IV of Russia, which was never completed due to producer dissatisfaction with Eisenstein's attempts to use forbidden experimental filming techniques and excessive cost overruns. The second part was completed but not released for a decade after Eisenstein's death and a change of heart in the USSR government toward his work; the third part was only in its earliest stage of filming when shooting was stopped altogether. In this first part, set during the early part of his reign, Ivan faces betrayal from the aristocracy and even his closest friends as he seeks to unite the Russian people.
Credits
Ivan the Terrible, Part I Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Mikhail Nazvanov
He was 30, 50 years old when he died
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as Prince Andrei Kurbsky |
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Serafima Birman
She was 56, 85 years old when she died
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as Boyarina Efrosinia Staritskaya |
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Lyudmila Tselikovskaya
She was 27, 72 years old when she died
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as Czarina Anastasia Romanovna |
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Andrei Abrikosov
He was 40, 66 years old when he died
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as Boyar Fyodor Kolychev |
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Nikolai Cherkasov
He was 10, 8 years old when he died
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as Czar Ivan IV |
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Pavel Kadochnikov
He was 29, 72 years old when he died
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as Vladimir Andreyevich Staritsky |
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Vsevolod Pudovkin
He was 54, 60 years old when he died
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as Nikola, Simpleton Beggar |
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Mikhail Zharov
He was 47, 82 years old when he died
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as Czar's Guard Malyuta Skuratov |
Ivan the Terrible, Part I Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Sergei Eisenstein as Art Direction. He was 49 (50) years old when He died
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Art |
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Sergei Eisenstein as Director. He was 49 (50) years old when He died
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Directing |
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Sergei Eisenstein as Editor. He was 49 (50) years old when He died
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Editing |
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Sergei Eisenstein as Producer. He was 49 (50) years old when He died
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Production |
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Sergei Eisenstein as Writer. He was 49 (50) years old when He died
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Writing |
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Eduard Tisse as Director of Photography. He was 49 (64) years old when He died
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Camera |
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Sergei Prokofiev as Original Music Composer. He was 55 (61) years old when He died
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Sound |
