The Making of Ivan the Terrible
Black comedy by Hattie Naylor, based on events in 1944 as film director Sergei Eisenstein suffers a heart attack after winning the Stalin Prize.
Black comedy by Hattie Naylor based on events in 1944.
Sergei Eisenstein suffered a heart attack during a banquet to celebrate winning the prestigious Stalin Prize for his film Ivan the Terrible Part 1. Stalin had been delighted with the depiction of Ivan as a cruel and ruthless ruler. Earlier that day, however, Eisenstein had delivered Part 2 of his intended trilogy, in which Ivan was portrayed as neurotic, mad and vindictive.
Eisenstein ...... Tim McInnerny
Nikolai ...... Tim McMullan
Vsevolod ..... Andy Taylor
Stalin ...... Bill Wallis
Interviewer ...... Paul Dodgson
Zdhanov ...... Ewan Bailey
Molotov ...... Daniel Goode
Directed by Paul Dodgson.
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- Wed 16 Jan 2008 14:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Thu 28 May 2009 14:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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