Ivan The Terrible by Sergei Eisenstein [U.S. FIRST EDITION • FIRST PRINTING] 1970 • Classic Film Scripts

Ivan The Terrible by Sergei Eisenstein  [MODERN FILM SCRIPTS]

U.S. FIRST EDITION • FIRST PRINTING [1970] SIMON & SCHUSTER

Vintage trade paperback in very good condition.   

Visible shelf / rub wear to cover w/ a dent to rear corner that is visible on some pages (see photos) 

Reads beautifully, clean pages with some cracking to spine.  Binding is stable as it is sewn in.   Clean, white pages with no markings of any kind. 

The Russian film-maker Sergei Eisenstein intended to present the history of the notorious Ivan IV of Russia in three parts, but he had difficulty reconciling his own vision of the film with the sensitive political requirements of the Russian Ministry of Cinematography.

Part 1 was released in 1945, but the second part was banned and Eisenstein died before he could complete the re-editing. This fully illustrated version contains the original shooting script for Parts 1 and 2, and also for Part 3, plus an introduction describing conversations with Eisenstein during the making of the film, and an interview with Stalin.