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Licensor Information
Mosfilm
Directed by: Sergei Eisenstein
Featuring: Nikolai Cherkasov, Lyudmila Tselikovskaya, Serafima Birman, Pavel Kadochnikov, Mikhail Zharov, Amvrosi Buchma, Mikhail A. Kuznetsov, Mikhail Nazvanov, Andrei Abrikosov, Alexander Mgebrov, Maxim Mikhailov, Vsevolod Pudovkin, Vladimir Balashov, Pavel Massalsky, Erik Pyryev, Ada Voitsik
Navigating the deadly waters of Stalinist politics, Eisenstein was able to film two parts of his planned trilogy about the troubled sixteenth-century tsar who united Russia. Visually stunning and powerfully acted, Ivan the Terrible charts the rise to power and descent into terror of this veritable dictator. Though pleased with the first installment, Stalin detested the portrait in the second film—with its summary executions and secret police—and promptly banned it. Criterion is proud to present Ivan the Terrible, Parts I and II, in new digital transfers with extensive image and sound restoration.
Details by Film
Ivan the Terrible, Part I
Year: 1945
Time: 99
Aspect Ratios
1.33:1
Audio
Russian Dolby Digital Mono 1.0
Streaming Options
31752.
+24552
Ivan the Terrible, Part II
With color segmentsYear: 1946
Time: 85
Aspect Ratios
1.33:1
Audio
Russian Dolby Digital Mono 1.0
Streaming Options
31635.
+24464
Release Information:
Technical Specifications
Format:
DVD
Discs:
DVD-9 (2 Discs)
Total: 2 Discs
Regions:
1/2/3/4/5/6 (DVD)
Aspect Ratio:
1.33:1
Audio Options:
Russian Dolby Digital Mono 1.0
Resolution:
480p/29.97
Subtitles:
English
Supplements
Types of Supplements Included: Mulitimedia Essay, Deleted Scenes, Gallery, Insert
- Multimedia essay on the history of Ivan the Terrible by Joan Neuberger, director of the Center for Soviet Studies at the University of Texas at Austin
- Deleted scenes for Part I
- Drawings and production stills for Part I
- Multimedia essay on Eisenstein's visual vocabulary by Yuri Tsivian, art history professor at the University of Chicago
- Insert featuring an essay by J. Hoberman
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Release Credits
Artwork: Gordon Reynolds
Producer: Issa Clubb
Release Notes on Restoration
Ivan the Terrible, Part I
Ivan the Terrible, Parts I and II is presented in the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.33:1. These new digital transfer were created on a high-definition Spirit Datacine from new 35mm composite fine-grain masters, made exclusively for Criterion by Mosfilm.
Ivan the Terrible, Part II
Ivan the Terrible, Parts I and II is presented in the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.33:1. These new digital transfer were created on a high-definition Spirit Datacine from new 35mm composite fine-grain masters, made exclusively for Criterion by Mosfilm.