Tsar Ivan Vasilevich The Terrible (1915)
This film was a true peculiarity, a filmed version of the great Feodor Chaliapin in one of his most famous roles; the fact that it was a silent film, with title cards, meant that audiences could only appreciate his acting. Another curiosity is that the film also included a minor role enacted by Richard Boleslavsky, who in 1932 directed “Rasputin and the Empress.”(9)
Director: Aleksandr Ivanov-Gai
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Feodor Chaliapin Sr. as tsar Ivan IV the Terrible |
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Volk-Krachkovskaya as Olga |
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Nikolai Saltykov as Tucha |
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Glafira Chernova as Vera Sheloga |
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E. Korsak as Perfilyevna |
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Vladimir Bazilevskiy as Boris Godunov |
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Richard Boleslawski as Prince Vyazemskiy |
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Boris Sushkevich as Malyuta Skuratov |
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Mikhail Zharov as Soldier |
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Vladimir Karin as Soldier |
| Directing | Aleksandr Ivanov-Gai | Director |
| Camera | Alfons Vinkler | Director of Photography |
| Art | Vladimir Egorov | Production Design |
