The Death of Ivan the Terrible (film)
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The Death of Ivan the Terrible | |
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Russian: Смерть Иоанна Грозного | |
Directed by | Vasili Goncharov |
Written by | |
Produced by | |
Starring | |
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 Aleksey Konstantinovich 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]
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- Films directed by Vasily Goncharov
- Films of the Russian Empire
- Cultural depictions of Ivan the Terrible
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