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Ivan the Terrible (1944) |
The Russian tsar Ivan IV is crowned with coins later used to count soldiers
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The 1944 Russian film "Ivan the Terrible" is about the Russian tsar Ivan IV who was born in 1530,
became the tsar in 1547, and died in 1584.
He was known as "Ivan the Terrible" but that may be a mistranslation of a Russian title meaning "Ivan the Awesome".
The film was ordered by the Soviet leader Joseph Stalin and was produced, written by, and directed by Sergei Eisenstein, a
prominent Soviet filmmaker. The film was to consist of three parts but only parts one and two were produced.
The scenes with coins are in Part One only.
During Ivan's coronation two men pour large bowls of coins on Ivan's head. Later before a battle each Russian soldier places a coin in a large bowl.
During Ivan's coronation two men pour large bowls of coins on Ivan's head. Later before a battle each Russian soldier places a coin in a large bowl.
1. Title
Ivan, a Russian grand duke, is crowned as tsar in 1547 in a ceremony in Moscow.
2. Coronation coins
During the ceremony two noblemen pour large bowls of coins onto Ivan.
3. Coin bucket
The coins appear to be Soviet kopeck coins.
A Soviet kopeck coin of the period:
4. Soviet Union 5 kopecks 1938
Copper-aluminum, 25.0 mm, 5.0 gm
Back to the film:
Ivan announces that he will be the tsar of all Russia, part of which is in the hands of the Boyars,
or independent dukes. Ivan is obsessed with eliminating the Boyars and adding their lands to Russia.
Ivan launches an attack on the independent city of Kazan.
5. Ivan's headquarters
Before the battle some men collect coins from the soldiers.
6. Collecting coins
Each soldier leaves one coin.
7. Coin tray
The coins appear to be Soviet kopeck coins of the period, probably the same ones used in the coronation scene.
8. Soldier leaving coin
After the battle the survivors will receive a coin and the remaining coins will indicate how many
soldiers were lost in the battle.
Some men detonate explosives under the walls of Kazan.
9. Kazan explosion
The battle is fought.
10. Kazan battle
The Russians win and add Kazan to Tsar Ivan's Russia.
Tsar Ivan needs advanced weapons and orders them from England.
He directs that a present be sent to England's Queen Elizabeth.
11. The Tsar sends a present to the Queen
Ivan becomes ill and recovers, his wife is murdered by relatives, and attempts to remove Ivan fail.
Ivan becomes disillusioned and leaves Moscow. Large numbers of people request that he return.
12. Procession asks Ivan to return to Moscow
Ivan returns to Moscow.
13. Ivan vows to defeat the Boyars
In the film's Part Two, Ivan battles the Boyars to the west.
Cast, Directors, Writers:
Writers: Sergei Eisenstein
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