Ivan the Terrible, Part I

1944, 1h 35min -

Navigating the deadly waters of Stalinist politics, Eisenstein was able to film two parts of his planned trilogy about the troubled sixteenth-century tsar who united Russia. Visually stunning and powerfully acted, IVAN THE TERRIBLE charts the rise to power and descent into terror of this veritable dictator. Though pleased with the first installment, Stalin detected the portrait in the second film, with its summary executions and secret police, and promptly banned it. Show more

"Ivan the Terrible, Part I" — movie produced in Soviet Union and released in 1944. It has a great rating on IMDb: 7.7 stars out of 10. It is a feature-length film with a runtime of 1h 35min. "Ivan the Terrible, Part I" is currently available to stream on FlixFling. Click on a playlink to watch it now!