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.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Fyodor SukhovIvan Fyodorov | Ivan Fyodorov |
 Innokentiy SmoktunovskiyIvan the Terrible | Ivan the Terrible |
 Valeri PoroshinMetropolitan Makariy | Metropolitan Makariy |
 Valeriy SmetskoyFyodor Basmanov | Fyodor Basmanov |
 Alexander TrofimovFather Silvester | Father Silvester |
 Nikita DzhigurdaAndrei Kurbsky | Andrei Kurbsky |
| OOleg DemidovMikhailo Kashin | Mikhailo Kashin |
 Rim AyupovMaksim Grek | Maksim Grek |
 Vladimir IvashovAleksei Adashev | Aleksei Adashev |
 Irina CherichenkoTaisia | Taisia |
| AAnatoliy BobrovskiyEpiscop Ignatiy | Episcop Ignatiy |