Ivan the Terrible, Part I

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Ivan the Terrible, Part I is a 1944 Soviet historical drama film directed by Sergei Eisenstein that portrays the rise to power and inner turmoil of Tsar Ivan IV of Russia.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Soviet film
film
historical drama film
awardReceived Stalin Prize
basedOn life of Ivan IV of Russia
blackAndWhite true
characterIn Ivan the Terrible (film cycle)
cinematographyBy Eduard Tisse
countryOfOrigin Soviet Union
depicts Ivan IV of Russia
director Sergei Eisenstein
editedBy Sergei Eisenstein
era World War II cinema
features expressionistic lighting
stylized mise-en-scène
filmingLocation Moscow
followedBy Ivan the Terrible, Part II
genre biographical film
historical drama
hasPart campaigns against the boyars
coronation sequence of Ivan IV
hasSequel Ivan the Terrible, Part II
historicalFigureDepicted Anastasia Romanovna
boyars of Russia
mainCharacter Ivan IV of Russia
musicBy Sergei Prokofiev
notableFor collaboration between Sergei Eisenstein and Sergei Prokofiev
portrayal of autocratic power
originalLanguage Russian
partOf Ivan the Terrible film series
portrays formation of the oprichnina
inner turmoil of Ivan IV of Russia
rise to power of Ivan IV of Russia
struggle between church and state in Russia
producer Soviet state film studio
productionCompany Mosfilm
publicationDate 1944
releaseContext wartime Soviet Union
screenwriter Sergei Eisenstein
setInPeriod 16th-century Russia
subjectMatter Tsardom of Russia
centralization of power in Russia
political intrigue at the Russian court
theme absolute monarchy
paranoia and suspicion in leadership
sacrifice for the state
title Ivan the Terrible, Part I

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Ivan the Terrible, Part I ("Ivan the Terrible (film cycle)")
characterIn
Ivan the Terrible, Part II
follows
Sergei Eisenstein
notableWork
Ivan the Terrible, Part I
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