The Revelation of John the Foreprinter

Name: The Revelation of John the Foreprinter
Director: Yuri Shvyryov
Genre: History, Drama
Released: 1992-04-01
Duration: 147 min
Cast: Fyodor Sukhov, Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy, Valeri Poroshin, Valeriy Smetskoy, Alexander Trofimov

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1992 · 147 min · History · Drama · TMDB 7.0/10

Overview

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.

Directed by Yuri Shvyryov

Cast

Fyodor Sukhov — Ivan Fyodorov
Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy — Ivan the Terrible
Valeri Poroshin — Metropolitan Makariy
Valeriy Smetskoy — Fyodor Basmanov
Alexander Trofimov — Father Silvester