Ivan the Terrible, Part I (1944)

Summary: During the early part of his reign, Ivan the Terrible faces betrayal from the aristocracy and even his closest friends as he seeks to unite the Russian people.

Release Date: March 08, 1947

Genres: Drama, Biography, History

Director: Sergei Eisenstein

Writer: Sergei Eisenstein

Runtime: 1 h 35 min

MPAA: Not Rated

Production: Mosfilm, Tsentralnuyu Obedinyonnuyu Kinostudiyu (TsOKS)

Distributor: Artkino Pictures, Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), Kultur Video, Image Entertainment, Home Vision Entertainment (HVE), The Criterion Collection, Reel Media International, The Criterion Channel, HBO Max, Corinth Video, Grapevine Video, Tartan Video USA

Country: Soviet Union

Language: Russian

Otello (1986)

Summary: Verdi's famous opera is brought to life in this production. The immortal tale of the noble Moor and his beautiful young wife, and of his lieutenant, whose jealousy and lust for power lead him to commit the ultimate treason.

Release Date: September 12, 1986

Genres: Drama, Music

Director: Franco Zeffirelli

Writers: Arrigo Boito

, Franco Zeffirelli

, Masolino D'Amico

Runtime: 1 h 58 min

MPAA: PG

Production: Cannon City Produktie Maatschappij B.V., Cannon Productions, Italian International Film

Distributor: Kultur Video, MGM Home Entertainment, Viacom

Countries: Netherlands, United States, Italy

Language: Italian

Domestic: $ 189,042

Tosca (2001)

Summary: Benoit Jacquot reinvents the way we view opera in this magnificent production of Puccini's story of Tosca's love for the painter Cavaradossi and the intervention of Scarpia.

Release Date: November 14, 2001

Genres: Drama, Musical

Director: Benoît Jacquot