No. Ivan the Terrible, parts one and two, was one of Harry Medved's surprising choices for "Fifty Worst Movies of All Time." He collected the following quotations:
"... a motionless motion picture. In some scenes only the slow movement of the eyeballs gives evidence of life." -- Virginia Wright, Los Angeles Daily News
"... over-long and ponderous." -- Variety
"... a series of dramatic tableux with rather choppy continuity and a minimum of subtlety in the characterization." -- Newsweek
"... demoded, primitive acting that combines the weighty drama of early opera with the first rushes of The Great Train Robbery." -- Shirley O'Hara, The New Republic
"... slow-paced to the point of discomfort. . . . The film appears to be more a curiosity than anything else, filled with plots rather than plot, done in a style that is supposedly monumental, and containing much rolling of eyes by leading Soviet actors." -- Saturday Review
And then a quotation from Sergei Eisenstein himself:
"I've missed my chance, I didn't die at the right time. What a monument you would have raised in my memory if I had died straight after The Battleship Potemkin! I've made a mess of my own biography!"
From: Harry Medved, "The Fifty Worst Films of All Time (And How They Got That Way)," NY, 1978.
See also: Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot (1946) (1944) and Battleship Potemkin (1925) (1925).
"... a motionless motion picture. In some scenes only the slow movement of the eyeballs gives evidence of life." -- Virginia Wright, Los Angeles Daily News
"... over-long and ponderous." -- Variety
"... a series of dramatic tableux with rather choppy continuity and a minimum of subtlety in the characterization." -- Newsweek
"... demoded, primitive acting that combines the weighty drama of early opera with the first rushes of The Great Train Robbery." -- Shirley O'Hara, The New Republic
"... slow-paced to the point of discomfort. . . . The film appears to be more a curiosity than anything else, filled with plots rather than plot, done in a style that is supposedly monumental, and containing much rolling of eyes by leading Soviet actors." -- Saturday Review
And then a quotation from Sergei Eisenstein himself:
"I've missed my chance, I didn't die at the right time. What a monument you would have raised in my memory if I had died straight after The Battleship Potemkin! I've made a mess of my own biography!"
From: Harry Medved, "The Fifty Worst Films of All Time (And How They Got That Way)," NY, 1978.
See also: Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot (1946) (1944) and Battleship Potemkin (1925) (1925).
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- How long is Ivan the Terrible, Part I?1 hour and 43 minutes
- When was Ivan the Terrible, Part I released?March 8, 1947
- What is the IMDb rating of Ivan the Terrible, Part I?7.7 out of 10
- Who stars in Ivan the Terrible, Part I?
- Who wrote Ivan the Terrible, Part I?
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- Who was the producer of Ivan the Terrible, Part I?
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- Who are the characters in Ivan the Terrible, Part I?Ivan the Terrible, Anastasia Nikolaevna Romanov, Boyarina Efrosinia Staritskaya, Prince Andrei Kurbsky, Malyuta Skuratov, Czar's Guard Aleksei Basmanov, Fyodor Basmanov, Vladimir Andreyevich Staritsky, Archbishop Philip, Novgorod's Archbishop Pimen, and others
- What is the plot of Ivan the Terrible, Part I?During the early part of his reign, Ivan the Terrible faces betrayal from the aristocracy and even his closest friends as he seeks to unite the Russian people.
- How much did Ivan the Terrible, Part I earn at the worldwide box office?$12,200
- What is Ivan the Terrible, Part I rated?Not Rated
- What genre is Ivan the Terrible, Part I?Biographical, Drama, Historical Drama, and Historical
- How many awards has Ivan the Terrible, Part I won?2 awards
- How many awards has Ivan the Terrible, Part I been nominated for?3 nominations
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