The second section of Sergei Eisenstein's epic saga of Russia's first czar, IVAN THE TERRIBLE, PART II, is devoted almost entirely to the intrigues surrounding Ivan's bloody conflicts with Russia's aristocracy and the officials of her church. More controversial than PART I, it was shelved
for a dozen years before the Kremlin allowed its release.
After returning to Moscow from self-imposed exile, Czar Ivan IV (Nikolai Cherkasov) resumes his bitter power struggle with the boyars, Russia's noble families. He recalls that following his father's death, the boyars had murdered his mother, and as a boy (Eric Pyriev), he had become determined to
ascend the throne. In a...
Released:
1958
Rated:
NR
Length:
90 mins