Where to Watch Ivan the Terrible, Part I (1947) Online

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We've listed a number of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription alternatives - along with the availability of 'Ivan the Terrible, Part I' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the nitty-gritty of how you can watch 'Ivan the Terrible, Part I' right now, here are some details about the Mosfilm, TsOKS history flick.

Released March 8th, 1947, 'Ivan the Terrible, Part I' stars Nikolai Cherkasov, Lyudmila Tselikovskaya, Serafima Birman, Mikhail Nazvanov The NR movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 35 min, and received a user score of 73 (out of 100) on TMDb, which collated reviews from 195 well-known users.

Interested in knowing what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "Set during the early part of his reign, Ivan faces betrayal from the aristocracy and even his closest friends as he seeks to unite the Russian people. Sergei Eisenstein's final film, this is the first part of a three-part biopic of Tsar Ivan IV of Russia, which was never completed due to the producer's dissatisfaction with Eisenstein's attempts to use forbidden experimental filming techniques and excessive cost overruns. The second part was completed but not released for a decade after Eisenstein's death and a change of heart in the USSR government toward his work; the third part was only in its earliest stage of filming when shooting was stopped altogether."

'Ivan the Terrible, Part I' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Max, Apple TV, Criterion Channel, FlixFling, and Max Amazon Channel .