The Revelation of John the Foreprinter

History, Drama · 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.

Starring

Yuri Butsko, Yuri Shvyryov, Fyodor Sukhov, Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy, Valeri Poroshin, Valeriy Smetskoy

Director

Yuri Shvyryov