Movielogr
The Revelation of John the Foreprinter (1992)
Directed by Yuri Shvyryov
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.
Actors
Fyodor Sukhov | Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy | Valeri Poroshin | Valeriy Smetskoy | Alexander Trofimov | Nikita Dzhigurda | Oleg Demidov | Rim Ayupov | Vladimir Ivashov | Irina Cherichenko