The Revelation of John the Foreprinter
1992, Russian. Directed by Yuri Shvyryov.
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.
- Runtime
- 2h 27m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Russian
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Cast & crew
- Yuri ShvyryovDirector
- Fyodor SukhovIvan Fyodorov
- Innokentiy SmoktunovskiyIvan the Terrible
- Valeri PoroshinMetropolitan Makariy
- Valeriy SmetskoyFyodor Basmanov
- Alexander TrofimovFather Silvester
- Nikita DzhigurdaAndrei Kurbsky
- Oleg DemidovMikhailo Kashin
- Rim AyupovMaksim Grek
- Vladimir IvashovAleksei Adashev
- Irina CherichenkoTaisia
- Anatoliy BobrovskiyEpiscop Ignatiy
Details
- Released
- 1 April 1992
- Original title
- Откровение Иоанна Первопечатника
- Country
- Russia
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The Revelation of John the Foreprinter runs 147 minutes (2h 27m).
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The Revelation of John the Foreprinter isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 April 1992. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Revelation of John the Foreprinter?
If you liked The Revelation of John the Foreprinter, try Dear Comrades!, War and Peace, Part I: Andrei Bolkonsky, Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot.
Who directed The Revelation of John the Foreprinter?
The Revelation of John the Foreprinter (1992) was directed by Yuri Shvyryov and stars Fyodor Sukhov, Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy, Valeri Poroshin.