The Revelation of John the Foreprinter

The Revelation of John the Foreprinter

  • Overview
  • Cast
  • Crew

Status

Released

Release Date

Apr 1, 1992

Genres

History, Drama

Original Title

Откровение Иоанна Первопечатника

Production Companies

Gorky Film Studios

Director

Yuri Shvyryov

Description

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.