The Revelation of John the Foreprinter

The Revelation of John the Foreprinter

Drama, History | April 1, 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.

The Revelation of John the Foreprinter

Drama, History | April 1, 1992

The Revelation of John the Foreprinter
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.
Producers Gorky Film Studios
Original title Откровение Иоанна Первопечатника
Directors Yuri Shvyryov
Writers

Cast

Fyodor Sukhov

as Ivan Fyodorov

Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy

as Ivan the Terrible

Valeri Poroshin

as Metropolitan Makariy

Valeriy Smetskoy

as Fyodor Basmanov

Alexander Trofimov

as Father Silvester

Nikita Dzhigurda

as Andrei Kurbsky

Oleg Demidov

as Mikhailo Kashin

Rim Ayupov

as Maksim Grek

Vladimir Ivashov

as Aleksei Adashev

Irina Cherichenko

as Taisia