Ivan the Terrible, Part I
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The film, directed by Sergei Eisenstein, is set during the early part of Ivan’s reign and portrays his effort to unite the Russian people as he confronts betrayal from the aristocracy and even his closest friends.
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Edited by Sergei EisensteinShot by Andrey MoskvinScored by Sergei ProkofievDesigned by Iosif Shpinel
Also known as
- Ivan Groznyy Ide
- Iwan der Schreckliche, Teil 1de
- Iwan, der Schrecklichede
- Iwan, der Schreckliche Ide
- Ivan the Terribleen
- Ivan the Terrible, Part 1en
- Iván el Terriblees
- Ivan le Terriblefr
- Ivan il Terribileit
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Cast & Crew
31 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Nikolay Cherkasov
as Czar Ivan IV
Nikolai Cherkasov
as Czar Ivan IV
Lyudmila Tselikovskaya
as Czarina Anastasia Romanovna
Serafima Birman
as Boyarina Efrosinia Staritskaya
Mikhail Nazvanov
as Prince Andrei Kurbsky
Mikhail Zharov
as Czar's Guard Malyuta Skuratov
Amvrosi Buchma
as Czar's Guard Aleksei Basmanov
Amvrosii Buchma
as Czar's Guard Aleksei Basmanov
Mikhail Kuznetsov
as Fyodor Basmanov
Pavel Kadochnikov
as Vladimir Andreyevich Staritsky
Andrei Abrikosov
as Boyar Fyodor Kolychev
Aleksandr Mgebrov
as Novgorod's Archbishop Pimen
Supporting cast
14Alexander Mgebrov
as Novgorod's Archbishop Pimen
Maxim Mikhaylov
as Archdeacon
Vladimir Balashov
as Piotr Volynetz
Vsevolod Pudovkin
as Nikola, Simpleton Beggar
Semyon Timoshenko
as Kaspar von Oldenbock, Livonian Ambassador
Aleksandr Rumnyov
as The Stranger
Pavel Massalsky
as Sigismond, King of Poland
Valentina Kuznetsova
as Smiling Woman in the Church (uncredited)
Sergey Stolyarov
as (uncredited)
Anel Sudakevich
as Sigismond's court lady
Lidiya Naumova
Boris Feodosyev
as Boyar
Vladimir Uralskiy
as Archbishop
Irina Volodko
as Sigismund's Court Lady
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