Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot
1946 · Movie · NR · 82 min · ★ 7.3 · 95% critics
A powerful ruler tries to tighten his grip on the throne by forming a loyal personal army, but resistance grows inside his own court. As rival nobles and religious figures maneuver against him, suspicion and political intrigue build toward an assassination attempt, testing how far he will go to protect his rule.
Also known as Ivan the Terrible, Part II · The Boyars' Plot · Ivan the Terrible, Part Two
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Details
- Original title
- Иван Грозный. Сказ второй: Боярский заговор
- Years
- 1946
- Release date
- 1958-10-10
- Language
- Russian
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 82 min
- Critic score
- 95/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 (172 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a dark, stylized historical power struggle with heavy intrigue and a theatrical feel, especially if you like Battleship Potemkin or Alexander Nevsky; Not for you if you need fast action or straightforward storytelling.
Pros: intense court intrigue; striking black-and-white and color; strong performances | Cons: slow, talky pacing; stylized acting may grate; can be hard to follow
Themes
- historical
- medieval
Cast & crew
Nikolai Cherkasov
as Czar Ivan IV
Serafima Birman
as Boyarina Efrosinia Staritskaya
Pavel Kadochnikov
as Vladimir Andreyevich Staritsky
Mikhail Zharov
as Czar's Guard Malyuta Skuratov
Amvrosii Buchma
as Czar's Guard Aleksei Basmanov
Vsevolod Pudovkin
as Nikolay the Fanatic
Mikhail Kuznetsov
as Fyodor Basmanov
Alexander Mgebrov
as Novgorod's Archbishop Pimen
Andrei Abrikosov
as Archbishop Philip (formerly Fyodor Kolychev)
Vladimir Balashov
as Pyotr Volynets
Directed by Sergei Eisenstein