Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot (1958)
Original title: Иван Грозный. Сказ второй: Боярский заговор
Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot is a 1958 Russian-language history movie directed by Sergei Eisenstein, with a running time of 1h 22m. It stars Nikolai Cherkasov, Serafima Birman and Pavel Kadochnikov.
This is the second part of a projected three-part epic biopic of Russian Czar Ivan Grozny, undertaken by Soviet film-maker Sergei Eisenstein at the behest of Josef Stalin. Production of the epic was stopped before the third part could be filmed, due to producer dissatisfaction with Eisenstein's introducing forbidden experimental filming techniques into the material, more evident in this part than the first part. As it was, this second part was banned from showings until after the deaths of both Eisenstein and Stalin, and a change of attitude by the subsequent heads of the Soviet government. In this part, as Ivan the Terrible attempts to consolidate his power by establishing a personal army, his political rivals, the Russian boyars, plot to assassinate him.
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What is Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot about?
This is the second part of a projected three-part epic biopic of Russian Czar Ivan Grozny, undertaken by Soviet film-maker Sergei Eisenstein at the behest of Josef Stalin. Production of the epic was stopped before the third part could be filmed, due to producer dissatisfaction with Eisenstein's introducing forbidden experimental filming techniques into the material, more evident in this part than the first part. As it was, this second part was banned from showings until after the deaths of both Eisenstein and Stalin, and a change of attitude by the subsequent heads of the Soviet government. In this part, as Ivan the Terrible attempts to consolidate his power by establishing a personal army, his political rivals, the Russian boyars, plot to assassinate him.
When was Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot released?
Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot was released on 10 October 1958.
How long is Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot?
Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot runs 1h 22m.
Who made Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot?
Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot was directed by Sergei Eisenstein.
Where can I watch Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot?
Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot is available on Criterion Channel, HBO Max, HBO Max Amazon Channel, YouTube TV and Kanopy.
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Cast
- Nikolai Cherkasov as Czar Ivan IV
- Serafima Birman as Boyarina Efrosinia Staritskaya
- Pavel Kadochnikov as Vladimir Andreyevich Staritsky
- Mikhail Zharov as Czar's Guard Malyuta Skuratov
- Amvrosii Buchma as Czar's Guard Aleksei Basmanov
- Vsevolod Pudovkin as Nikolay the Fanatic
- Mikhail Kuznetsov as Fyodor Basmanov
- Alexander Mgebrov as Novgorod's Archbishop Pimen
- Andrei Abrikosov as Archbishop Philip (formerly Fyodor Kolychev)
- Vladimir Balashov as Pyotr Volynets
- Erik Pyryev as Ivan IV as a boy
- Mikhail Nazvanov as Prince Andrei Kurbsky