Introduction

This documentary focuses on tempestuous 16th-century Czar Ivan IV, whose vision and ruthlessness expanded the size, power and culture of Russia.

Outline

Orphaned in his childhood and treated abusively by higher-ranking Boyars, Tzar Ivan was a mercurial ruler who committed his first murder at the age of 13 and was feared for his random acts of violence. Experience his powerful reign like never before.

Cast

• Narrator in German version … Erik Schäffler.
• Self – criminologist … Axel Petermann.
• Self – criminal psychiatrist … Heidi Kastner.
• Self – historian … Andreas Kappeler.
• Self – historian … Maureen Perrie.
• Self – birch bark craftsman … Vladimir Jarish.
• Self – archaeologist … Sergey Troyanov.
• Tsar Ivan IV … Anton Uspenskiy.

Production & Filming Details

• Narrator(s):
• Director(s):
  • Peter Moers.
• Producer(s):
  • Peter Allenbacher … commissioning editor.
  • Anna-Lena Maul … producer.
  • Evgeny Rudnii … producer: Russia.
• Writer(s):
  • Peter Moers.
• Music:
  • Michael Dommes.
  • Ramon Kramer.
• Cinematography:
  • Peter Moers.
• Editor(s):
  • Mark Broszeit.
• Production:
  • Moers Media.
• Distributor(s):
  • ARTE (2014) (France) (TV).
  • ARTE (2014) (Germany) (TV).
  • Yleisradio (YLE) (2015) (Finland) (TV).
• Release Date: 05 April 2014 (Germany and France).
• Rating: Unknown.
• Running Time: 63 minutes.
• Country: Spain.
• Language: Spanish.

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