IVAN THE TERRIBLE (Ivan Groznyy)

One of the acclaimed Russian filmmaker Sergei Eisentsein's crowning achievements, the visually stunning two-part IVAN THE TERRIBLE chronicles the rise and fall of the 16th Century Tsar and his struggles to unify his country.

Shot partly in colour and featuring a celebrated score by Sergei Prokofiev, this grand historical epic met with mixed fortunes – the controversial second instalment was banned for many years and a planned third part was cancelled by the politically sensitive Soviet authorities – but it has endured as one of the great masterpieces of Russian cinema.