Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot
Original title: Ivan Groznyy. Skaz vtoroy: Boyarskiy zagovor
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As Ivan the Terrible attempts to consolidate his power by establishing a personal army, his political rivals, the Russian boyars, plot to assassinate their Tsar.As Ivan the Terrible attempts to consolidate his power by establishing a personal army, his political rivals, the Russian boyars, plot to assassinate their Tsar.As Ivan the Terrible attempts to consolidate his power by establishing a personal army, his political rivals, the Russian boyars, plot to assassinate their Tsar.
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Vsevolod Pudovkin
- Nikolay the Fanatic
- (as V.I. Pudovkin)
Ada Voytsik
- Elena Glinskaya, Ivan's Mother
- (as Ada Vojtsik)
Aleksandr Rumnev
- The Stranger
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaThis film was withheld by Soviet authorities by order of Joseph Stalin, since this film, dealing with Ivan's slide into madness and the tyranny of the Oprichnina, did not properly mythologize Ivan IV Grozny to Stalin's satisfaction. It was not finally released until 10 years after the deaths of director Sergei Eisenstein and Stalin.
- GoofsWhen Vladimir sits in drunken slumber on the Czar's throne, in the medium shots his head is leaning to his right, but in the long shot as Ivan approaches, it leans to his left.
- Quotes
Czar Ivan IV: From now on I will become the one you call me. I will become terrible.
- Crazy creditsThe main cast and their roles is read by the narrator with accompanied footage.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Secret Life of Sergei Eisenstein (1987)
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One of the true masterpieces of the cinema...
This space can't afford me the kind of gargantuan platform needed to speak on Eisenstein's masterwork (both parts) with the sort of attention to detail and passion that the director brings to the story of the Russian tsar. This is the rarest of films that stands as a testament to how cinema can extend beyond an entertainment and exist as a singular work of art and a document that works to expand our knowledge of the human condition. Every frame is rich, every scene speaks far more than any written line or action. The production is a phenomenal achievement in the absolute totality of the collaborative effort; the actors, the set, the cinematography, the soundtrack - every facet of the film-making process has worked to create a seamless connection. While the approach of the actors, the lighting and the choices of camera angles frustrate our standard ideas of what a movie should look and feel like, there is a design here; it is precise and it is brilliant. This is a film for those viewers who, as Eisenstein famously said, read (not just watched) the images on the screen. One of the two or three true masterworks in the history of movies.
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- rnair
- Sep 30, 2005
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- Gross worldwide
- $1,655
- Runtime1 hour 28 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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By what name was Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot (1958) officially released in India in English?
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