Ivan The Terrible - Part 2 [1945] - Region 2 DVD
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Sergei Eisenstein's saga of Czar Ivan IV continues with the struggle for power and the use of secret police, a controversial segment that caused the film to be banned by Stalin in 1946 (the film was not released until 1958). The predominantly black-and-white film features a banquet dance sequence in color. Obviously the two parts must be viewed as a whole to be fully appreciated. Many film historians consider this period in Eisenstein's career less interesting than his silent period because of a sentimental return to archaic forms (characteristic of Soviet society in the '30s and '40s). Perhaps it was just part of his maturity.
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Manufacturer: Eureka Entertainment
Release date: 13 August 2001
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 5060000404180
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Release date: 13 August 2001
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 5060000404180