Ivan the Terrible

Apr 5, 2014

0h 52m

★ 6.5

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?

Genres

Documentary

History

Production Companies

Moers Media

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Cast

Tsar Ivan IV

Anton Uspensky

Self - Narrator

Erik Schäffler

Self - Criminologist

Axel Petermann

Self - Criminal Psychiatrist

Heidi Kastner

Self - Historian

Andreas Kappeler

Self - Historian

Maureen Perrie

Self - Birch Bark Craftsman

Vladimir Jarish

Self - Archaeologist

Sergey Troyanov

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