The Death of Ivan the Terrible (film)

The Death of Ivan the Terrible
	Russian: Смерть Иоанна Грозного
Directed by	Vasili Goncharov
Produced by	F. Reinhardt; Pavel Thiman;
Written by	Vasili Goncharov; Aleksei Tolstoy (play);
Starring	A. Slavin; Yelizaveta Uvarova; S. Tarasov; Nikolai Vekov; Yakov Protazanov;
Cinematography	Antonio Serrano
Country	Russian Empire

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]

Plot

The film is based on plays by Aleksei Tolstoy.

Cast

A. Slavin as Ivan the Terrible
Yelizaveta Uvarova as Tsarina
S. Tarasov as Boris Godunov
Nikolai Vekov as Nagoy, boyar
Yakov Protazanov as Garaburda[3]

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

External links

The Death of Ivan the Terrible at IMDb

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[1] Ревность, пьянство и убийство. Каким был первый художественный фильм России

[2] 10 киногеничных Рюриковичей

[3] Смерть Иоанна Грозного (1909) Full Cast & Crew

[kinps-4] Смерть Иоанна Грозного at the KinoPoisk