Ivan the Terrible, Part Two: The Boyar's Plot (1946)
(Ivan Groznyy: Skaz vtoroy - Boyarskiy zagovor)
Country: USSR
Technical: bw/col 88m
Director: Sergei Eisenstein
Cast: Nicolai Cherkassov, Serafima Birman, Pavel Kadochnikov
Synopsis:
Ivan establishes a private army to shore up his power, and the Boyars, his political rivals, plot to assassinate him.
Review:
An extraordinary work: total cinema, with contributions from every artform. Despite its short length, it requires formidable concentration to take in all its qualities.
(Ivan Groznyy: Skaz vtoroy - Boyarskiy zagovor)
Country: USSR
Technical: bw/col 88m
Director: Sergei Eisenstein
Cast: Nicolai Cherkassov, Serafima Birman, Pavel Kadochnikov
Synopsis:
Ivan establishes a private army to shore up his power, and the Boyars, his political rivals, plot to assassinate him.
Review:
An extraordinary work: total cinema, with contributions from every artform. Despite its short length, it requires formidable concentration to take in all its qualities.
(Ivan Groznyy: Skaz vtoroy - Boyarskiy zagovor)
Country: USSR
Technical: bw/col 88m
Director: Sergei Eisenstein
Cast: Nicolai Cherkassov, Serafima Birman, Pavel Kadochnikov
Synopsis:
Ivan establishes a private army to shore up his power, and the Boyars, his political rivals, plot to assassinate him.
Review:
An extraordinary work: total cinema, with contributions from every artform. Despite its short length, it requires formidable concentration to take in all its qualities.