
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.
Cast

Nikolai Dorokhin
Первопечатник Иван Фёдоров

Vsevolod Sanayev
Петр Тимофеев, помощник Ивана Фёдорова

Pavel Shpringfeld
царь Иван Грозный

Mikhail Derzhavin
Малюта Скуратов

Aleksandr Khokhlov
Князь Владимир Старицкий

Gavriil Belov
боярин Бартенев

Vyacheslav Novikov
Priest Iona

Grigory Mikhaylov
ученик Федорова, в титрах не указан

Ivan Ryzhov
юродивый (нет в титрах)
Sergey Dneprov
Митрополит Филипп

Ivan Bobrov
стрелец (нет в титрах)

Andrey Fayt
Арнольф Линдсей, придворный лекарь (нет в титрах)

Konstantin Nemolyayev
монах
Crew
Grigori Levkoyev
Director
Yevgeniy Veisman
Writer
O. Kuzmina
Editor

Ivan Gorchilin
Director of Photography
N. Pol
Producer

Yosyp Shpinel
Production Design
Nina Mardisova
Makeup & Hair
F. Ilushenko
Sound Director

Nikolay Ivanov-Radkevich
Original Music Composer
G. Novitskiy
Script Consultant

Igor Bakhmetyev
Production Illustrator