Tsar Ivan Vasilevich The Terrible
This film was a true peculiarity, a filmed version of the great Feodor Chaliapin in one of his most famous roles; the fact that it was a silent film, with title cards, meant that audiences could only appreciate his acting. Another curiosity is that the film also included a minor role enacted by Richard Boleslavsky, who in 1932 directed “Rasputin and the Empress.”(9)
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📋 Film Details
| Original Title | Царь Иван Васильевич Грозный |
| Year | 1915 |
| Country | Russia |
| Genre | Drama, History |
| Director | Aleksandr Ivanov-Gai |
| Runtime | 42 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 5.0/10 (1 votes) |
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The film constructs its power entirely around the theatrical force of Feodor Chaliapin, whose monumental performance in the silence of early cinema acquires a sculptural expressiveness. It explores the tragedy of power through an operatic aesthetic, where every gesture is an aria.
What lingers after the viewing is the unique encounter with a living stage legend, preserved in a silent reel, where the tsar's grandeur and madness are conveyed by glance and gesture alone. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Aleksandr Ivanov-Gai
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In subdued light and silence, allowing the imagination to fill in the sounds of the era.
🎭 Cast
Feodor Chaliapin Sr.
tsar Ivan IV the Terrible
Volk-Krachkovskaya
Olga
Nikolai Saltykov
Tucha
Glafira Chernova
Vera Sheloga
E. Korsak
Perfilyevna
Vladimir Bazilevskiy
Boris Godunov
Richard Boleslawski
Prince Vyazemskiy
Boris Sushkevich
Malyuta Skuratov
Mikhail Zharov
Soldier
Vladimir Karin
Soldier
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