Starring Nikolai Cherkasov

The second part of Ivan the Terrible tells how Ivan returns to Moscow to face his enemies - Metropolitan Philip, and Euphrosyne who is plotting to have her son Vladimir proclaimed Tsar.
Eisenstein was fascinated by colour, and the last section of the film - transmitted in colour for the first time - shows the striking way in which he employs colour to increase dramatic tension.

(This Week's Films: page 11)