Directed by:
Sergei M. EisensteinComposer:
Sergei ProkofievVOD (1)
Plots(1)
In the second part of Sergei Eisenstein's grand film, a grieving Ivan (Nikolai Cherkassov) withdraws from Moscow to his estate at Uglich after the death of the empress, less trustful than ever of those who surround him. His solitude is augmented by the defection of his military chief, Prince Kurbsky (Mikahil Nazvanov), to Poland. But when the people of Moscow make a mass pilgrimage to petition for his return to Moscow, he realizes that he has an opportunity to increase his power while diminishing that of the boyars. After his former friend Philip the Monk (Andrei Abrikosov) betrays his friendship by siding with the boyars, Ivan unleashes the Oprichniki, a secret police network that he has developed to gather information about his enemies and, when necessary, eliminate them. Under the directon of Ivan's aunt Euphrosyne (Serafima Birman), the boyars hatch a plot to assassinate the czar and put Euphrosyne's mentally defective son, Vladimir (Pavel Kadochnikov), on the throne. But after Ivan deftly eludes death, all of his opponents, including the boyars, the aristocracy, and the Polish army, unite to attempt a final assault on his rule. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Nikolai Cherkasov](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/021/353/21353543_2ae138.jpg)
Nikolai Cherkasov
Russian Empire
Best movies:
Ivan the Terrible, Part II (1945)
Ivan the Terrible, Part One (1945)
Pyotr pervyy I (1937)
![Mikhail Zharov](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/354/159354672_f38c91.jpg)
Mikhail Zharov
Russian Empire
Best movies:
Ivan the Terrible, Part II (1945)
Ivan the Terrible, Part One (1945)
Pyotr pervyy I (1937)
![Pavel Kadochnikov](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272085_17362e.jpg)
Pavel Kadochnikov
Russian Empire
Best movies:
Siberiade (1979)
Ivan the Terrible, Part II (1945)
Ivan the Terrible, Part One (1945)
![Andrei Abrikosov](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/125/160125783_9411b0.jpg)
Andrei Abrikosov
Russian Empire
Best movies:
Ivan the Terrible, Part II (1945)
The Karamazov Brothers (1969)
Ivan the Terrible, Part One (1945)
![Всеволод Пудовкин](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270071_68fb87.jpg)
Всеволод Пудовкин
Russian Empire
Best movies:
Mother (1926)
Ivan the Terrible, Part II (1945)
Ivan the Terrible, Part One (1945)
Mikhail Kuznetsov
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Ivan the Terrible, Part II (1945)
Ivan the Terrible, Part One (1945)
Marya Iskusnitsa (1959)
Mikhail Nazvanov
Russian Empire
Best movies:
Hamlet (1964)
Ivan the Terrible, Part II (1945)
Ivan the Terrible, Part One (1945)
![Sergei Stolyarov](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272702_900c20.jpg)
Sergei Stolyarov
Russian Empire
Best movies:
Ivan the Terrible, Part II (1945)
Vasilisa prekrasnaya (1939)
Kaschey the Immortal (1945)
![Pavel Massalsky](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/033/879/33879983_3da05b.jpg)
Pavel Massalsky
Russian Empire
Best movies:
Ivan the Terrible, Part II (1945)
Ivan the Terrible, Part One (1945)
Alye parusa (1961)
![Semyon Timoshenko](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/908/157908766_41e2e8.jpg)
Semyon Timoshenko
Russian Empire
Best movies:
Ivan the Terrible, Part II (1945)
Ivan the Terrible, Part One (1945)
![Oleg Zhakov](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/289/162289857_53df24.jpg)
Oleg Zhakov
Russian Empire
Best movies:
Ivan the Terrible, Part II (1945)
The Overcoat (1926)
Ivan the Terrible, Part One (1945)
![Leonid Kosmatov](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/316/162316043_c940e9.jpg)
Leonid Kosmatov
Russian Empire
Best movies:
Ivan the Terrible, Part II (1945)
Ivan the Terrible, Part One (1945)
![Vladimir Balashov](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/321/162321654_1afc8e.jpg)
Vladimir Balashov
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Ivan the Terrible, Part II (1945)
Ivan the Terrible, Part One (1945)
Oni shli na Vostok (1965)
![Irina Volodko](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/280/164280532_5beb4e.jpg)
Irina Volodko
Russian Empire
Best movies:
Ivan the Terrible, Part II (1945)
Ivan the Terrible, Part One (1945)