Overview
A historical biographical film about the life of Ivan Fedorov, founder of the first printing press in Russia. Printed books published during the reign of Ivan the Terrible seemed like witchcraft. Fedorov was accused of heresy.
Director and cast
- Nikolai Dorokhin as Первопечатник Иван Фёдоров
- Vsevolod Sanayev as Петр Тимофеев, помощник Ивана Фёдорова
- Pavel Shpringfeld as царь Иван Грозный
- Mikhail Derzhavin as Малюта Скуратов
- Aleksandr Khokhlov as Князь Владимир Старицкий
- Gavriil Belov as боярин Бартенев
- Vyacheslav Novikov as Priest Iona
- Grigory Mikhaylov as ученик Федорова, в титрах не указан
- Ivan Ryzhov as юродивый (нет в титрах)
- Sergey Dneprov as Митрополит Филипп
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