The Revelation of John the Foreprinter

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

April 1, 1992

Original language

Russian

Spoken languages

Russian

Production

Gorky Film Studios

Cast

Valeriy Smetskoy,Anatoliy Bobrovskiy,Oleg Demidov,Irina Cherichenko,Vladimir Ivashov,Alexander Trofimov,Valeri Poroshin,Nikita Dzhigurda,Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy,Rim Ayupovand 1 more

Director

Yuri Shvyryov

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0102610