The Death of Ivan the Terrible (film)

1909 film by Vasily Goncharov

The Death of Ivan the Terrible

Russian: Смерть Иоанна Грозного
Directed by| Vasili Goncharov
Written by|

* Vasili Goncharov
* Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy (play)

Produced by|

* F. Reinhardt
* Pavel Thiman

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

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The film is based on plays by Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy.

## Cast

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* 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

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* 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

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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
4. ^ a b Смерть Иоанна Грозного at the KinoPoisk

## External links

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* The Death of Ivan the Terrible at IMDb

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