Ivan the Terrible - Pt. 2 (1946)
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Fresh: 12 | Rotten: 0
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The second part of Sergei Eisenstein's baroque chronicle of the legendary Russian czar was originally planned as a three-part epic. But Eisenstein had battles with Russian censors over the second part of his trilogy, ostensibly because of a negative depiction of Ivan's secret police force (Stalin feared that Eisenstein was making a veiled reference to himself). Although filmed shortly after Part One in 1946, the film was suppressed and was not released until 1958. In the meantime, Eisenstein,
Nov 24, 1959 Limited
Oct 28, 1998
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Nikolai Cherkasov
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Serafima Birman
Boyarina Efrosinia Star... -
Pavel Kadochnikov
Vladimir Andreyevich St... -
Mikhail A. Kuznetsov
Fyodor -
Mikhail Zharov
Malyuta Skuratov -
Andrei Abrikosov
Philip the Metropolitan... -
Alexander Mgebrov
Pimen the Bishop of Nov... -
Vladimir Balashov
Piotr Volynets -
Alexei Buchma
Czar's Guard Alexei Bas... -
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Mikhail Nazvanov
Prince Andrei Kubsky -
Pavel Massalsky
Sigismund Augustus of P... -
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Ada Voitsik
Yelena Glinskaya -
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All Critics (12) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (13) | Rotten (0) | DVD (5)
Ivan the Terrible, Part II is hardly an entertaining film. But it is well worth the time of students of history and the cinema.
Top CriticThematically fascinating both as submerged autobiography and as a daring portrait of Stalin's paranoia, quite apart from its interest as the historical pageant it professes to be, this is one of the most distinctive great films in the history of cinema.
It is as if every frame was intended to be a great -- if not very realistic--painting.
This enjoyable romp through Russian history is a visual delight.
Eistenstein's epic masterpiece was originally released as two films, but they are best viewed together for maximum impact. They chart the bizarre history of the populist ruler and, more broadly, the crisis of representation in Stalin's Russia.
the second part works better as a film due to its variety and better pacing towards the end...
More controversial than Part I, it was shelved for a dozen years before the Kremlin allowed its release.
A brilliant cinematic work that was a thinly veiled portrait of not only Stalinism at its worst, but also the failed Bolshevik Revolution.
Audience Reviews for Ivan the Terrible - Pt. 2
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[font=Century Gothic][color=red]The first part starts with Ivan's coronation and shows his continuing battles with the boyars. In this segment, Ivan places a great deal of emphasis on why he should have absolute power. This can be seen as a defense of Stalin's absolute hold on his country at the time this film was made. It's ironic because Eisenstein is using a Tsar to defend the rule of a Communist leader.[/color][/font]
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[font=Century Gothic][color=#ff0000]The second part is about the end of Ivan's battle with the boyars as he starts to use peasants as his enforcers in a brutal crackdown. Now, Eisenstein is starting to examine some of the negative aspects of absolute rule. The film climaxes with a delirious banquet scene filmed in color.[/color][/font]
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Foreign Titles
- Ivan the Terrible: Part II (DE)
- Ivan the Terrible: Part II (UK)
