Ivan the Terrible

Nan
0h 52m
2014
6.5 /10 (4)

Overview

Ivan, first tsar of Russia. History will remember him as "the Terrible. Russian people love him for centuries. He liberates Russia from foreign oppressors, demands absolute obedience and loyalty in order to radically modernise Russia? Ivan IV, Grand Duke of Moscow, first Tsar of Russia by the grace of God. A madman? A sadist?

Country : Germany
Languages : Deutsch
Released Date: 2014-04-05

Top Billed Cast

Anton Uspensky

Tsar Ivan IV

Erik Schäffler

Self - Narrator

Axel Petermann

Self - Criminologist

Heidi Kastner

Self - Criminal Psychiatrist

Andreas Kappeler

Self - Historian

Maureen Perrie

Self - Historian

Vladimir Jarish

Self - Birch Bark Craftsman

Sergey Troyanov

Self - Archaeologist

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