The Revelation of John the Foreprinter (1992)
Historical drama about the engineer of the first printing press built in Muscovite Rus' and his complicated relationship with the state under the rule of tsar Ivan IV ("the Terrible"). Released for theaters as a 2-part 147 minute movie and for TV as a 5-part 5-hour miniseries.
Director: Yuri Shvyryov
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Fyodor Sukhov as Ivan Fyodorov |
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Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy as Ivan the Terrible |
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Valeri Poroshin as Metropolitan Makariy |
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Valeriy Smetskoy as Fyodor Basmanov |
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Alexander Trofimov as Father Silvester |
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Nikita Dzhigurda as Andrei Kurbsky |
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Oleg Demidov as Mikhailo Kashin |
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Rim Ayupov as Maksim Grek |
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Vladimir Ivashov as Aleksei Adashev |
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Irina Cherichenko as Taisia |
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Anatoliy Bobrovskiy as Episcop Ignatiy |
| Sound | Yuri Butsko | Music |
| Directing | Yuri Shvyryov | Director |
| Art | Alfred Talantsev | Production Design |
