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MASTER SCORE 82.7 / 100
1944·Biography / Drama / History·1h 35m

IVAN THE TERRIBLE, PART I

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. 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 the producer's 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.

Above the Line
Sergei Eisenstein·DirectorSergei Eisenstein·WriterAndrey Moskvin·Director of PhotographySergei Prokofiev·Original Music ComposerSergei Eisenstein·Editor
Cast
Nikolai Cherkasov·Czar Ivan IVLyudmila Tselikovskaya·Czarina Anastasia RomanovnaSerafima Birman·Boyarina Efrosinia StaritskayaMikhail Nazvanov·Prince Andrei KurbskyMikhail Zharov·Czar's Guard Malyuta SkuratovAmvrosii Buchma·Czar's Guard Aleksei BasmanovMikhail Kuznetsov·Fyodor BasmanovPavel Kadochnikov·Vladimir Andreyevich StaritskyAndrei Abrikosov·Boyar Fyodor KolychevAlexander Mgebrov·Novgorod's Archbishop Pimen
Full Crew
(7 credits)
Directing· 1
Sergei Eisenstein·Director
Writing· 1
Sergei Eisenstein·Writer
Camera· 2
Andrey Moskvin·Director of PhotographyEduard Tisse·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Sergei Eisenstein·Editor
Sound & Music· 1
Sergei Prokofiev·Original Music Composer
Production· 1
Sergei Eisenstein·Producer
By the Numbers
82.7
OF 100
Master Score
7.6
OF 10
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Worldwide Gross
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

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Dominant Palette
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Mood
Solemn, Historical
Composition
Centered
Era
1940s
Visual Style
Photographic

“The movie poster for "Ivan the Terrible, Part I" features a sepia-toned image of a procession. In the foreground, a person in ornate robes and a distinctive hat”

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Key Elements
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Atmosphere
Muted
Color Mood
Neutral
Setting
Indoor
Design Score
7/10
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