The Death of Ivan the Terrible (film) explained

The Death of Ivan the Terrible
Native Name:	Russian: Смерть Иоанна Грозного
Director:	Vasili Goncharov
Cinematography:	Antonio Serrano
Country:	Russian Empire

The Death of Ivan the Terrible, (Russian: Смерть Иоанна Грозного|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.

Notes and References

1. http://www.spb.aif.ru/society/people/revnost_pyanstvo_i_ubiystvo_kakim_byl_pervyy_hudozhestvennyy_film_rossii Ревность, пьянство и убийство. Каким был первый художественный фильм России
2. https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/1515826 10 киногеничных Рюриковичей
3. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0000844/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm Смерть Иоанна Грозного (1909) Full Cast & Crew
4. https://www.kinopoisk.ru/film/smert-ioanna-groznogo-1909-41072/ Смерть Иоанна Грозного