Ivan the Terrible, Part One | DRAMA | FULL MOVIE | by Sergei Eisenstein

[@DCFunBud]

Eisenstein did not forget to the power of silent movies. He deftly incorporated their visual impact into the talking cinema.

[@Gerodot.]

That's right.

[@Qwerty-db1js]

Indeed.

[@brianrunyon266]

American, but interested in Soviet/Russian films. This is one of their best. Love the musical score by Prokofiev.

[@annaritaranalli1791]

Actors had to be merciful to talented ejestain and producers

[@youtubedude09]

The music is uploaded on youtube, i like listening to a few of the songs while falling asleep I also watch these films while falling asleep, I recommend it

[@culturalliberator9425]

Funny how there is more respect for religion and story telling in Soviet films then in modern media. Unbelievable.

[@trull122]

I cant believe how many of my so called movie experts friends have never seen this. Its a treat.

[@metatube7817]

Mind blowing direction. What a fantastic cinematography. Excellent use of light and darkness to capture every emotions. Fantastic!!!!

[@catherinecrow5662]

For any detractors, the Russian aesthetic is not to be confused with our Anglo Saxon and Shakespearan dramatic heritage . I f you have seen Russian ballet, heard Russian classical composers and read their literature, it is all incredibly dramatic, passionate, and fiercely loyal. Why would you expect expressive, magnificent Russian Film to be less . Thank you for uploading this, MOSFILM

[@G0TIMAN]

@grindupBaker Said a guy who use "orcs" unironicly XD

[@captainfordo1]

@grindupBaker You're a clown

[@tingleblade4274]

@grindupBaker forgot to ask the 🐷

[@ActionableFreedom]

@grindupBaker This war is no different from any other war.

[@coimbralaw]

@grindupBaker what in the living f**k are you talking about?

[@willemvanbuskirk5801]

What a masterpiece. The costumes are out of this world; the pace and orchestration are fittingly dramatic for such a significant shift in the power structure of Russia. Makes history come alive before my eyes

[@louise_rose]

Yes indeed, such an amazing masterpiece on all levels! And to think that the film was produced at during another epic war where Russia (even if under another name) was struggling for her survival against the brutal Fascist enemy! Saw both of the Ivan films with my family in the theatre a couple of years ago (I had seen Pt 1 many years earlier in my mid-teens, at a tv screening; I was very impressed but of course didn't remember much of detail) - it was an unforgettable experience! :)

[@ClaymanS]

And this was made during the reign of Stalin..

[@MIMALECKIPL]

Totally theatrical and exaggerated...

[@annaritaranalli1791]

Ejestain died thanks to cretin stalin

[@annaritaranalli1791]

Mister cerkasov was really a gorgeous looking man and a brilliant actor but georgian actor khaki (who was good too)with makeup was much more similiar to real.ivan grozny and movie of 1991 was good too

[@pteeng1]

They don't make films like this anymore. The acting is so deeply steeped in theatre and the entire sets and costumes take you back in time.

[@annaritaranalli1791]

All those actors came from theatre,I repeat

[@codeninja100]

The incredible acting makes every instance of this film feel larger than life. So much is said with no words spoken. Simply amazing 👏👏

[@annaritaranalli1791]

But I repeat there are some mistak es

[@annaritaranalli1791]

Beautiful photography for the fortys

[@annaritaranalli1791]

Pteeng this movie is a pearl, but nowadays too there are good.movies

[@buxtehude123]

Again the Genius Trio: Eisenstein, Prokofiev and Cherkasov. Doing their thing... Also watch the genius Alexander Nevsky.

[@gofar5185]

"you swap the earthly tsar to the heavenly king, well, i will not go between you and HIM"... amazing scriptwriter...

[@stoneangel777]

I was blessed enough to have an English lit. teacher in high school that introduced us to foreign film .I have been hooked ever since.

[@CdeElle]

I LOVE this movie❕❕❕ Everything, the drama 🎭, the costumes 🧵🪡, the effects 🎬🎥, the lighting 💡🕯, the music 🎼, EVERYTHING❕ It is cinematic gold 🏆

[@CdeElle]

I'm back watching this film 📽 for the third time 🤗. It's really interesting to me 🤔 how much more profound 😮 I find it after learning 🤓📚💻🖥📽 more about Russia 🪆, The Russian Spirit 🐻 and Russian history 🕰 since the first time I watched it. Thank you Mosfilm 😊.

[@yearzeroism]

Thank you so much for the English subtitles! Absolutely magnificent classic!

[@jeniferdavidson2543]

So love Russian Films.War and Peace was Spectacular. The Brothers Karamazov is next on my list.The history on these films is so accurate that I am learning so much as most of my british history about Russia has been sanitized. I am blessed with having been brought up with my Russian Grandmother and all the music she taught me is in my heart.

[@annaritaranalli1791]

But not ones of propaganda,i repeat

[@ioskaioska5166]

Fantastic and incredibly actual! A cinematographic masterpiece and a geopolitical master book!

[@KevinFitzMauriceEverett]

This is a film, not a movie. It should be rated in the top 10 of all movies ever produced.

[@annaritaranalli1791]

But more stylish than historic

[@coimbralaw]

You just said it’s not a movie. So why should it be ranked among the top 10 movies?😂😂

[@KevinFitzMauriceEverett]

@@coimbralaw "Film" is used as a higher distinction for movies by many. I did not start its usage. This is not a mere movie.

[@MorbidMayem]

@@KevinFitzMauriceEverett you completely miss the point.

[@KevinFitzMauriceEverett]

@@MorbidMayem The point is I loved it. You are free to hate, mock, despise, and find fault with it. Enjoy your negativity without me.

[@jeffryhammel3035]

What a fantastic film. That quartet of a great director/writer, fabulous cinematography, music, and actors blew me away.

[@TanguydeThuret]

Grandiose reconstitution historique en deux parties, esthétiquement superbe, “c’est une fresque, c’est une architecture, c’est un opéra”, a écrit Éric Rohmer. Mille merci !!!! Eisenstein

[@RAF-Chicksands]

Scary how far ahead of other filmmakers Eisenstein was. Nobody has ever used juxtaposition better.

[@Zach52356]

"Is". Not "was".

[@lilliedoubleyou3865]

True. As another example, the Battle on the Ice sequence from Alexander Nevsky, an even older film, feels so modern with the way the music perfectly matches the tension and action, and how everything was shot. Amazing.

[@mikserstorm5285]

6:50 The protodeacon singing toast is the great Russian singer bass profundo Maxim Mikhailov.

[@annaritaranalli1791]

Really talented

[@Artemisgirl21]

I thought the same

[@andrewowens9382]

Very good film really enjoyed watching well made 👍 TZAR IVAN THE TERRIBLE MY FAVOURITE TZAR 😀 👌 ANDREW SOUTH WALES UK 👍 👌 😀 🇬🇧

[@vivekraychowdhury4348]

A famous Italian alpine photographer used to take shots only in B/W and sepia. His photos are still referred to by alpinists for detail and clarity. It is true with this film and I enjoyed the melodrama which created the spirit of the movie. Thank you Mosfilm 👍

[@gc3708]

What is the photographers name you’re referring to?

[@ColonelMichaelOrgan]

Sublime. Magnificent. Monumental. Thank-you.

[@yvc9]

Ive watched the first moments of this and the gorgeous costumes and the incredible interpretations of all 5he characters is blowing my mind.❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@MIMALECKIPL]

But polish court in second part is totally faked up

[@yvc9]

@@MIMALECKIPL i have no idea what you are trying to say

[@rickack8176]

While wondering how to describe what I liked so much about this great film, I came across this in Wikipedia which says it well: “Nikolai Cherkasov's [and the other actors’] style of acting was realistic, but highly stylised and intense.” ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@johnlandau7111]

Definitely not realistic, although stylized and intense.

[@annaritaranalli1791]

Someone say that talented ejenstain did big mistakes here and in alexander nevsky...however I guess those two movies are charming on their owns

[@annaritaranalli1791]

Movie is beautiful but much more epic than real....perhaps one of 1991 it is closer to reality

[@Zach52356]

@@annaritaranalli1791 he never intended to accurately recreate history. all the shadows and exaggerated facial expressions imply that the film is a hyperbole.

[@annaritaranalli1791]

Thanks zach...i read too mister ezestain didn't want to doing to a just a biopic

[@KaterinaStamatelos]

I never cared much about the Russian language in the past, until I watched "Alexander Nevsky" and "Ivan the Terrible"! Now, I must learn this glorious language: it will soothe my soul after having had to learn English (this BARBARIAN language) at the age of ten.

[@ultimathule100]

Una magnífica obra de arte. La ambientación, el guión, la dirección... espectacular

[@Jonsson474]

This is like going to the cinema in the old days. Love it.

[@AudioPervert1]

pardon me, yet are you from that age, this "cinema in the old days" - if not, your plain haunted (Hauntology by Jacques Derrida)

[@louise_rose]

Absolutely! I've actually watched this in the theatre once (at the Cinematheque of Spegeln in Malmö) some years ago, and it was magnificent! :)

[@BogdanLiviu7]

Absolute masterpiece.

[@annaritaranalli1791]

But with same mistakes,I repeat

[@vidyakara]

Wonderfully restored. Both sound and vision

[@gofar5185]

"we will make order on our own"... BRAVO MOSCOW!!!

[@louise_rose]

"Those whom the Tsar want hanged will be hanged in public and known as traitors"

[@Zavodnoiapelsin1990]

Приятно внимание и оценка англоязычных зрителей к этой картине❤ мы, в свою очередь, обожаем гениального Шекспира❤

[@not-much-but-enough]

Hey, how can this be accurate when a non Russian makes the movie in communist Soviet republic? For the time it was good cinematography but historically speaking it's BS. Do you not agree ? The whole story of him killing his son has no historical foundation? No?

[@freeejah]

@@not-much-but-enough The British do not tell Russian history correctly, they simply lie. Ivan the Terrible is not the correct translation of the tsars`s name and nickname. In the Russian meaning of the word formidable is HARD. This means that the name and nickname of the Tsar is Ivan the Hard. In Russian, the word GROZNY comes from the word "thunderstorm", and not from the word “terrible”. Therefore, Ivan Grozny means Ivan is Hard, not Ivan “terrible” Therefore, it is not for you to judge Russian historical films about Russian history - if you even distort the meaning of the Tsar’s name.

[@not-much-but-enough]

@@freeejah I agree

[@БорисШалагінов]

Да, Шекспир был за твёрдую королевскую власть. В каждой его пьесе обязательно присутствует образ такого монарха, правителя, самодержца. Yes, Shakespeare was for firm royal power. Each of his plays necessarily contains the image of such a monarch, ruler, autocrat.

[@dwl3006]

@@freeejah Ivan Grozny butchered the city of Novgorod, so "Terrible" is not an inaccurate description.

[@uslines]

Magnificent. Print, score, acting, subject.

[@chosen2865]

Shout out to you Ivan, hope you’re well. Your souls been prayed for if you’ve been wondering about that.

[@oobrocks]

Dear Mosfilms: I appreciate the information u give us especially the release date. And at least what I’ve seen, no ads! Plus excellent prints: keep up the highest standards 😊

[@anastassiosperakis2869]

It's MOSFILM, NOT "Mosfilms!"

[@Ray-il3ri]

«Грозный» - прилагательное, образованное от слова «гроза», для лучшего понимания оригинального значения слова, можно представить человека из какой-нибудь художественной сцены, с появлением которого небо охватывают тучи с дождём, а по небу распространяются раскаты молний с громом, лицо которого сурово и под величественным взглядом которого, все опускают глаза и головы.

[@marie-christinemontegu9503]

🇫🇷. Merveilleux document. J’ai ce film chez moi et ne me lasse pas de regarder cette Illustration de la Grande ’Histoire Russe. Ce grand cinéma impressionniste russe devrait être diffusé dans tous nos « ciné-club ». Et cette riche Histoire fascinante … ❤️🇷🇺❤️🇷🇺❤️🇷🇺

[@gieselahorig3771]

!!!!!

[@54blewis]

This is a great film and a perfect compliment to “Alexander Nevsky” and visually stunning as well as a work of art,with the attributes of the stage and the vast vista of cinema..

[@redtobertshateshandles]

Russian history is so interesting. Scandinavian ancestors just like us. We don't learn much about it in the West.

[@annaritaranalli1791]

But unfortunately their land had often dictactors

[@rmp7400]

Western education system is controlled by the same Central Bankers who control the Western Mainstream Media...and they are not as interested in promoting authentic history.

[@annaritaranalli1791]

How much handsome was mister kolja cerkasov here i repeat(but this should been so.hard acting with that super heavy makeup),but he looked even better without makeup

[@annaritaranalli1791]

Nikolaj kostantinovic cerkasov seemed almost a nowadays male photomodel like this....and he should had been very professional too about his job

[@ФлораО]

​@@annaritaranalli1791 история показала, что столь огромное государство можно удерживать и развивать только в условиях единоначалия. В коронационной речи Ивана Грозного прекрасно об этом сказано, добавить нечего. Читайте перевод внимательно.

[@BAROTIKI]

Thank you so very much for this MosFilm!

[@JoseighBlogs]

Utterly fabulous for its shadowey gloom and the close-ups of exagerated eye-rolling and expressive facial contortions ~ Being British I was intrigued with the history alluded to of the time that Queen Elizabeth the 1st of England was said by Ivan as "My Sister" and that as an ally to Ivan Elizabeth of England sent military aid to assist Ivan's warring campaigns.

[@jb1934]

yes indeed, what on earth is it with the eye rolling?? I'm dimly aware that Eisenstein is studied closely by film majors the same way they do the old masters in art history, but that can't be for the eye thing. as for the business with the English, I've no idea whether that's true or not, and assume it's mostly about Stalin and Churchill, a reference to the continued delay of the allies to begin operations in northern France.

[@gofar5185]

queen elizabeth l is a real conqueror-brainer and a greedy businesswoman, for a "united kingdom of lands" with england as the seat of central authority...

[@jamesthomas4841]

A soviet film made in 1944 might show England in a good light.

[@JoseighBlogs]

@@jamesthomas4841 Yes ~ we were allies against fascist Nazis then.

[@darkfiles2274]

Иван Грозный,даже просил руки,у королевы ,не знаю зачем и очень обижался что в своей переписки, Елизавета постоянно указывала что ему, что делать, не как равному, а как слуге, про военную помощь Англии,не слышал об этом.

[@Rema-4919ab]

Il y a soixante ans que ce film m'a ébloui et je le redécouvre pour la quatrième fois avec la même curiosité ...

[@sos2277]

1944

[@gofar5185]

"spines of those who oppose the unity of russia should be broken" HAHAHA excellent scriptwriter and the facial expressions of all performers, excellent director...

[@louise_rose]

In a great coffee-table book I have about the Kremlin and its history (with superb colour photographs from around 1960), on one of the pages dealing with the first real Tsar it says: "The terrible Ivan prayed for the souls of those men and women whose lives here on earth he had broken to pieces". I love the quirkiness of that sentence, though I'm not sure it is literally true... :) The parallel between Ivan and Stalin is quite deliberate of course, and Stalin noticed how it was not always a flattering one...

[@aumelb]

@@louise_rose It was true. He was a zealot and ultimately, a madman. He would torture people to death by day then pray for their souls by night. He was also in a bitter opposition to the Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Philip whom he prosecuted and murdered (on Christmas eve of all days).

[@louise_rose]

@@aumelb I knew of how he murdered his son and heir (on flawed suspicions of treason?) but I had no idea he had also killed the Patriarch of Moscow. I guess he was really special...

[@aumelb]

@@louise_rose in case of tsarevich Ivan's death, it was a manslaughter, not a murder. The tsar hit him on the head with his scepter during an argument but he did so without intention to kill and afterwards bitterly regretted what had happened. He also bashed his pregnant daughter in law in anger (after seeing her outside of her bedchamber "indecently" clad in her shift), which caused a miscarriage, essentially terminating the line of succession of Rurik dynasty. That miscarriage is what led the tsarevich to confront his father that cost him his life. Ivan IV didn't personally kill Patriarch Philip. Patriarch was strangled in prison on his order and it was presented as a natural death.

[@gofar5185]

@@louise_roseagree... it is quirkiness (art of literati) in expressing certain historical event/s... as for ivan, he know the ages old nations-civilizations china y india in his east, poland and others in his west... with the strong militants mongols and the turks... the legacy of ivan is strengthening the SEAT of LEADERSHIP/RULERSHIP, GAINING the strong support & allegiance of a vast majority of non-ruling class societies/peoples for the continuity of a rus-moscow state-civilization... as to how ivan dealt with his very own bloodline and the political class peoples around him for his VISION: RUS-MOSCOW nation-civilization TOTALLY independent from his neighbours, it also happened to ying qin/china to nurhaci/china, kubhlai khan/mongolia, and to many other FOUNDERS OF A UNIFIED STATE-CIVILIZATION... back to ivan, he started rus-moscow state-civilization, saying if all his neighbours are what they are, why cannot there be rus-moscow state civilization... ivan was the most famous in the beginning of russia as a nation-civilization, because ivan is the first to put the wills and interests of the non-ruling societies/peoples, above the personal power wills & interests of the ruling class close to the SEAT OF CENTRAL RULERSHIP... as to ivan being a madman whatever, such are sour expressions in political power struggles in the ruling class using the eloquence of certain literatis...

[@christophe1374]

the perfect most perfect masterpiece

[@Sideritis]

The number of people sent to the scaffold by Ivan the Terrible was less than that of many European monarchs of those times. Compared to them, he is simply kind Ivan.

[@TheElmar27]

Ivan 4 had a nickname not the Terrible, but the Strict or Severe. This is either an incorrect translation into English and other languages or a deliberate demonization of the great statesman who made the Russian kingdom out of the Principality of Moscow.

[@TeodorChomiak]

Nie masz racji . Było okrucieństwo i sadyzm ale nie w takim zakresie jak w Rosji . Przykład- trwająca prawie miesiac rzeź Nowogrodu Wielkiego lub zarąbanie 700 skazańców w jednym dniu pod Kremlem .

[@TheElmar27]

@@TeodorChomiak Ignorujecie zasadę historyzmu - porównajcie, co działo się wówczas w innych państwach. Na przykład w porównaniu z tym samym Henrykiem 8, Iwan Groźny był po prostu ukochanym. P.S. Szczególny szacunek dla skrzydlatych huzarów - na swoje czasy byli jak czołgi ciężkie) Kocham kawalerię. P.P.S. Dzisiaj skończyłem oglądać serię filmów o czasach niepokojów w Rosji - a więc - gdzie jest obiecany król, syn Zygmunta?! Miał być królem Rosji - sami Rosjanie go wzywali i czekali na niego.

[@user-dh6lr9uq4d]

@@TeodorChomiak St. Bartholomew's Night - everything you need to know about real European cruelty

[@annaritaranalli1791]

He was neither a saint at all

[@RichieDigs]

Thank you for the upload. It's a shame Eisenstein didn't get to complete the 3rd part.

[@danbrownellfuzzy3010]

Should be same quality as "Alexander Nevsky" and had some same cast members. Great movie, a classic.

[@AtlatlMan]

This film is a work of cinematic genius. Nothing like it will be made again.

[@Zarghaam12]

Great film, great music!

[@KerliYN]

Magnificent movie!!!

[@odettebougie4904]

Very theatrical. Reminds me of Shakespeare for the photographic black & white. Grandiose, for sure ! So far, I have watched 28 mn. Good Nite all !

[@АлександрПетров-п2б6к]

Кстати о Шекспире . Фильм Франко Дзеффирелли , Ромео и Джульетта не превзайдет так же ни кто и никогда, но я думаю, что советский фильм Гамлет и Король Лир лутьшае экранизации, возможно советский Отелло тоже

[@Srem_Srem_]

Slava Bogu! Slava Rusiji!

[@Adi4764]

Thank you so much for uploading this. I have been searching so much for this masterpiece 🙏

[@josebenito15]

Wonderful copy of this Masterpiece. It looks clear and pristine. Thanks so much🎥🎥🎥

[@culturalliberator9425]

The man who wrote this was what we call an Uber Chad. Sergei Eisenstein wrote the film for Stalin who had a fancy for Ivan the Terrible. But his first release of the film had Ivan repent for his sins. Stalin was outraged and demanded the film be changed. Eisenstei agreed to make a second part to the film where Ivan goes back to his terrible ways but again by the end Ivan is in a church, repenting. Eisenstei thought thought this was what Stalin needed to see and Stalin thought Eisenstei needed to see the inside of a cage until a few years later when he died.

[@Shiresgammai]

Thank you so much for uploading this masterpiece to KZbin! ❤

[@piergiorgiomei3648]

Grandissimo capolavoro purtroppo l ultimo del grande regista sovietico Pietra miliare tra i film storici

[@annaritaranalli1791]

Film bellissimo e di stile ma con qualche errore

[@RUSTA5]

Thank you Mosfilm 🇷🇺🥰

[@irshadmohammed6539]

إضاءة مذهلة وأجواء ونص رائع

[@stephenstephen1505]

A masterpiece.

[@diggyd]

Amazing. Thank you!

[@annaritaranalli1791]

Brilliant acting of everyone as well original dubbing....ezestein wanted gorgeous looking and gifted mister nikolaj kostantinovic cerkasov also for beautiful movie alexander nevskij

[@vicentejouclas2518]

Obrigado, Mosfilm! Cultura é realidade!

[@martintrajanovski7064]

Peter Weller found inspiration in Ivan's slow staccato movements for playing Robocop

[@rickack8176]

Cherkasov. Eisenstein. Prokofiev. ⭐️

[@annaritaranalli1791]

They had chemistry

[@autocad4874]

@@annaritaranalli1791 потому что были гениями

[@annaritaranalli1791]

Autocad i cannot speak russian at all

[@annaritaranalli1791]

I cannot speak russian at all

[@dai9626]

One cannot but be amazed by how so much references - subtle or blatant - to the political dynamics of USSR from 1920s to 1940s

[@mjhzen8313]

This is visual masterpiece. But also a revealing look into how religion and autocracy feed on each other, to the detriment of all.

[@fredneecher1746]

Well, in this case the autocrat fed on religion. Ivan ensured that the Orthodox Church was firmly under his power and did his bidding.

[@garylampkin4288]

Absolute power, corrupts absolutely.

[@tatyanakol]

Russian reigning Princes brought Christianity to Russia

[@JMARTIN1947]

The year of production was 1944 and Russia felt a need for patriotism and national pride, so Eisenstein dipped into Russia's mythic past and produced this wonderfully dramatic portrayal. Some may say Russian passion is singular and in its own category but this masterpiece reminds me of an American film -- The Ten Commandments (by DeMille) which also utilized a passionate stage aesthetic to rouse its audience.

[@darkovulin1114]

Perfect film

[@TheStockwell]

41:26 Running the footage of rising smoke backwards AND upside-down is an incredible effect. It is also used in the title sequence. Best wishes from Vermont ❄️💙❄️

[@chcgo2undaground]

An ambassador from the court of Elizabeth I of England to the Tsar's court, said that the Russian boyars wore their wealth in their clothing...since Eisenstein wrote and directed the film at Stalin's request, the costumes must have been exceptional.....

[@TheTorturedGhostOfKirkDouglas]

"The two parts of Eisenstein's "Ivan the Terrible" are epic in scope, awesome in visuals, and nonsensical in story. It is one of those works that has proceeded directly to the status of Great Movie without going through the intermediate stage of being a good movie. I hope earnest students of cinema will forgive me when I say every serious movie lover should see it -- once." - Roger Ebert

[@dzmitry-lahoda]

I would not argue against Roger Ebert, but movie does not seem to be nonsensical. I do not say me prop in history, but i cross checked wiki during watch on top.

[@百済義純]

イワン雷帝のカラー撮影部分は黒澤明も絶賛している。「乱」の仲代達矢の衣装はまさに「イワン雷帝」

[@MrWhiskers65]

@ 6:40… I almost peed myself! Epic!…The Soviets made some amazing films ❤

[@davidmcquigge6632]

Ivan The Terrible Part One, Part Two, and Alexander Nevsky needs a blu-ray release for Canada/America

[@lilliedoubleyou3865]

I would buy that so fast.

[@soniag1475]

Esta obra de arte,no es posible que no venga subtitulada en ESPAÑOL,priva a miles de personas de acceder a la comprension de esta cultura

[@daniel7862]

A miles, no: a 500.000.000 de hispanohablantes.

[@yiuyify]

@@daniel7862 Perhaps it's time for the spanish-speaking to learn English... As the rest of the west has done.

[@macklee6837]

What a mamouth project. The props, the sets, the costumes. Wow.

[@BirdieParker-y1z]

Beautiful wardrobes Sergei. Your sketches Para mexico Are felt True good fine man

[@stephenstephen1505]

A masterpiece

[@arupsan]

Thank you very much wanted this for long time …

[@MrFuerst1]

Has not lost its topicality even today.

[@classiclife7204]

I never found this movie boring. There's always something going on, always something to look at and admire. (The religious icons are frightening.) If it's possible to just give yourself over to both the material and the style, you'll enjoy this film. It's not like films you are used to. The acting isn't realistic; it's expressionistic, as is the direction generally.

[@garylampkin4288]

If you ever have a chance to see a Russian/Greek Orthodox church, do it, it's an amazing experience.

[@improcat1]

Eisenstein was definitely inspired by Japanese Kabuki theatre, the movement, the eyes, the facial expressions. I saw this when I was about 8 years of age on TV, the images had a great impact on me even then and stayed with me until I saw it years later and could really appreciate what I had seen. A masterpiece.

[@leonardopatrizi8431]

grande film!!!!!

[@annaritaranalli1791]

E si vede che erano attori teatrali

[@annaritaranalli1791]

Ma che trucco moderno facevano portare agli attori

[@ЕленаРудакова-р1ц]

«Как человек я грешен, но как царь - свят!» - говорит в фильме режиссера Павла Лунгина «Царь» Иван IV.

[@buxtehude123]

Shocked repressive American media didn't censor this masterpiece.

[@BobaFett-lc7jh]

And let's look at the good European rulers: During his reign, King Charles IX executed approximately 33 thousand people who were objectionable to him. Kindness itself! King Henry VIII of England . During his reign, Henry executed 72 thousand people. In addition to numerous mistresses, he had 6 official wives, two of whom he also executed, accusing of witchcraft. An educator in one word!!! Queen Elizabeth I of Ireland and England was called "Great" by Europeans, and grateful English merchants, whom she patronized, were nicknamed "Good Lizzie" During her reign, Elizabeth I executed 89 thousand people. By all accounts, Ivan the Terrible executed from 6 to 8 thousand people. But he is the only one who is bad and formidable!!! European double standards....

[@НатальяКорякина-г5н]

Ivan terrible and formidable for enemies.

[@agentsteell]

So in the beginning of the film, after the coronation, Ivan announces a special military operation.

[@somedesertdude1308]

da

[@yossarian2195]

База

[@1980robo]

Na Kazan!😅

[@alt-monarchist]

And he was correct

[@annaritaranalli1791]

I read backthen tsars usually didn't do.their announces

[@jaydouglas5847]

Was fascinated to see that this was produced in 1944 ! The German war machine was still raging across Russia and Leningrad was still under siege ! This boggles the mind ! Perhaps it's why this masterpiece was shot in black and white when films in color had begun in earnest 10 years prior, although there are a few color scenes towards the end of part 2. The director had also filmed other classic films including "The Battleship Potemkin" in 1925 and " Alexander Nevsky" in 1938. Interesting fact- Although commissioned by Stalin himself, he banned the release of this film which was not released until 1958, five years after Stalin's death. The reason it was banned was that Stalin though it showed Ivan in a "bad light". Stalin idolized Ivan and modeled his actions after his hero.

[@annaritaranalli1791]

Bit what bad times were about history 's first half

[@esmeephillips5888]

Fascinating how much religion permeates the film, from its first moments. The whole thrust of the narrative is Ivan's debate with himself about whether the realpolitik of creating a strong, united state can be squared with the Commandments. Ivan sees himself as a servant of God compelled by selfish, often treacherous courtiers to slaughter them. Like a modern marxist, he justifies means by ends. This respectfulness towards faith suited the times. Stalin had called a truce in his war against the Church, seeking its endorsement of the Great Patriotic War. But it is a far cry from the Eisenstein who mocked Christianity in his silent movies and drew obscene cartoons of the Crucifixion in Mexico. Perhaps his loss of favor when he went home sobered him. He landed in the middle of the Great Terror; had he not been an international celebrity (like Prokofiev) he might have got ten years in the Gulag. As it was, he was prevented from making a film until his biopic of Nevsky, which flattered Stalin with its parallels and cleared the way for the Ivan trilogy. Even so, he had to go carefully; too much stress on Ivan's persecution mania and vengefulness, or on the other hand portraying him as indecisive and conscience-stricken, would offend the dictator. Cherkasov's memoirs appeared before Stalin's death and must be handled with care, but they ring true in describing Stalin's nocturnal discussions with director and star about the script. Stalin, whose cat-and-mouse tactics with the director were like those he used with Bulgakov, may well have been right to order that Parts Two and Three be merged, from a box office standpoint; audiences might have been exasperated by the 'interiority' of Part Two, with its lack of battles and action.

[@annaritaranalli1791]

Damned stalin,I repeat again

[@garylampkin4288]

Yes, the Wehrmacht was raging backwards around that time 😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣

[@esmeephillips5888]

The Soviets were still using fairly crude two-strip color film, and AFAIK only one feature emerged during the war: the entertaining 'Ivan Nikulin, Russian Sailor'. When the Red Army swept into German-occupied territory, its plunder included Agfacolor tripack stock, equal in quality to Technicolor. Some was handed to Eisenstein for 'The Boyars' Plot' banquet scene. The process was dishonestly touted as 'Sovcolor'. However soon after the war the USSR did lead the field in another respect: the first 3D movie that could be watched without glasses, shown in a special cinema in Moscow. 'Robinson Crusoe' starred Pavel Kadochnikov, the simple-minded tool of his mother's ambition in 'Ivan'.

[@johnkrieger185]

Finally a great film uploaded by Mosfilm, though it's not as great as Eisenstein's silent films.

[@davidcook6583]

Pure brilliance. Stalin gave this the go ahead no doubt, but art is art .

[@theo9952]

Not at all. In fact Stalin had banned it and it was first played in Russia in 1958, several years after his death. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_the_Terrible_(1944_film)

[@louise_rose]

@@theo9952 It was only the second part he banned, in 1946. The first one was released and admired alright, but when the second one was shown to the Leader he saw the parallels between Ivan's paranoia and his own and had it put in the freezer. The third instalment was to be filmed largely in the Baltic seaboard region and deal with Ivan's wars against Poles and Swedes, but Eisenstein died of a heart attack before he cpuld begin to hope to get permission to continue with it.

[@annaritaranalli1791]

Ejestain died early because of stalin

[@АндрейМинаев-и2щ]

Супостаты придумали именовать Иоанна "Тэррибль" = Ужасный. А на самом деле, Грозный означает Строгий.

[@Musicologia_]

(I'm an "Ivan the Terrible" film music expert) NB: In this version of the film, final few minutes of choral singing (beginning with the original "Spasi Gospodi"/"Save, O Lord" cue starting at 1:35:37) is recorded over/supplemented with a brand new modern choral recording. Why?!?!

[@whocares_bear]

I recognized that from Tchaik's 1812 Overture

[@annaritaranalli1791]

Nikolai cherkasov was really professional...as i know he was a great looking man in reality but he didn't refuse to become ugly when he had to play not handsome and evil persons

[@annaritaranalli1791]

Singers are really good too

[@garylampkin4288]

It's interesting to note this timeframe of Russian history and the Orthodox church coincide with Martin Luther's break from the Catholic Church...make of it what you will.

[@gofar5185]

"i will come back when summoned by common people"...

[@elcaminantedelcielovalenci8565]

por favor los de habla hispana no somos antagonistas de esta gran cultura, concede que subtitulen al español. por justicia

[@daniel7862]

Por justicia, y por interés, que somos 500.000.000.

[@anataazumi]

I recall watching this on BBC 2 ,i believe, when i was very young 45 or 50 years ago , and this stark visage remains vivid to this day. Always wondered how closely the actors and director were watched by even more sinister forces than those depicted on screen.

[@mrs_plinkett]

this used to be my favorite movie when I was 15 y.o., lol

[@garylampkin4288]

You must of had a strange childhood...

[@unknown24242424]

Great movie - love the old classics. I wonder if President Putin is a fan.

[@drockchaos]

I heard somewhere that this was one of Stalin's favorite films.