
Ivan the Terrible is a two-part Soviet historical drama film, produced, written and directed by Sergei Eisenstein. The film chronicles the reign of 16th-century Russian tsar Ivan IV (Nikolay Cherkasov) and details his formation of the oprichnina and conflict with the boyars, particularly with his aunt (Serafima Birman) and cousin (Pavel Kadochnikov). Lyudmila Tselikovskaya plays Ivan's wife Anastasia, while members of the oprichnina are played by Mikhail Zharov, Amvrosy Buchma, and Mikhail Kuznetsov. The score was composed by Sergei Prokofiev.
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