History | 01 January 1958

Nikolai Cherkasov, Lyudmila Tselikovskaya, Serafima Birman

Ivan the Terrible is a two-part Soviet epic historical drama film written and directed by Sergei Eisenstein. A biopic of Ivan IV of Russia, it was Eisenstein's final film, commissioned by Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin, who admired and identified with Ivan. This version includes both movies.