The Death of Ivan the Terrible (1909)
- Original title
- Смерть Иоанна Грозного
- Directed by
- Vasily Goncharov
- Genre
- drama film, silent film, historical film
- Country
- Russian Empire
- Runtime
- 10 min
- Rating
- 3.3 of 10 from 3 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This is a silent short film about the final moments of the Russian tsar Ivan the Terrible. It shows his death using theatrical staging and minimal action.
melancholichistoricalslow-paceddramaticstagedsilentformaltheatrical
What happens
The Death of Ivan the Terrible, (Russian: Смерть Иоанна Грозного, romanized: Smert Ioanna Groznogo) is a 1909 Russian short film directed and written by Vasili Goncharov. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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