The Death of Ivan the Terrible (film)

The Death of Ivan the Terrible, (Russian: Смерть Иоанна Грозного, romanized: Smert Ioanna Groznogo) is a 1909 Russian short film directed and written by Vasili Goncharov.[1][2]

The Death of Ivan the Terrible
Russian: Смерть Иоанна Грозного
Directed byVasili Goncharov
Produced by
  • F. Reinhardt
  • Pavel Thiman
Written by
  • Vasili Goncharov
  • Aleksei Tolstoy (play)
Starring
CinematographyAntonio Serrano
CountryRussian Empire

Plot

The film is based on plays by Aleksei Tolstoy.

Cast

Production
  • Role of Garaburda was the actor debut for Yakov Protazanov.[4]
  • Actor Slavin, who performed the role of Ivan the Terrible, was too plump for the image of the king, known including asceticism. Its fullness has become one of the most common viewers claims to the film.[4]

References
  1. Ревность, пьянство и убийство. Каким был первый художественный фильм России
  2. 10 киногеничных Рюриковичей
  3. Смерть Иоанна Грозного (1909) Full Cast & Crew
  4. Смерть Иоанна Грозного at the KinoPoisk


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