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.
Yuri Shvyryov
Director
Fyodor Sukhov
Ivan Fyodorov
Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy
Ivan the Terrible
Valeri Poroshin
Metropolitan Makariy
Valeriy Smetskoy
Fyodor Basmanov
Alexander Trofimov
Father Silvester
Nikita Dzhigurda
Andrei Kurbsky
Oleg Demidov
Mikhailo Kashin
Rim Ayupov
Maksim Grek
Vladimir Ivashov
Aleksei Adashev
Irina Cherichenko
Taisia
Anatoliy Bobrovskiy
Episcop Ignatiy
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The film follows the biblical story of Moses, from his time as a prince of Egypt, to a leader for the people of Israel. It’s a film that works brilliantly in animation, and is one that both children and adults can; enjoy despite its religious contexts, it is friendly to general audiences.
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