''Song About the Merchant Kalashnikov'' (russian: Песнь про купца Калашникова, translit. Pesn pro kuptsa Kalashnikova) is a 1909 Russian silent film directed by

Vasily Goncharov Vasily Mikhailovich Goncharov (russian: Василий Михайлович Гончаров) (1861 – 23 August 1915) was a Russian film director and screenwriter, one of the pioneers of the film industry in the Russian Empire, who directe ...

. The film is believed to be lost.

Plot

The film was loosely based on the eponymous poem by

Mikhail Lermontov Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov (; russian: Михаи́л Ю́рьевич Ле́рмонтов, p=mʲɪxɐˈil ˈjurʲjɪvʲɪtɕ ˈlʲɛrməntəf; – ) was a Russian Romantic writer, poet and painter, sometimes called "the poet of the Caucas ...

and consisted of four scenes: the feast at the court of

Ivan the Terrible Ivan IV Vasilyevich (russian: Ива́н Васи́льевич; 25 August 1530 – ), commonly known in English as Ivan the Terrible, was the grand prince of Moscow from 1533 to 1547 and the first Tsar of all Russia from 1547 to 1584. Ivan ...

, the assault of Kalashnikov's wife by

oprichnik Oprichnik (russian: опри́чник, , ''man aside''; plural ''Oprichniki'') was the designation given to a member of the Oprichnina, a bodyguard corps established by Tsar Ivan the Terrible to govern a division of Russia from 1565 to 1572. F ...

Kiribeevich, the argument between Kalashnikov and Kiribeevich, and the fistfight between the protagonists.

Production

''Song About the Merchant Kalashnikov'' was filmed in 1908 with actors from the

troupe Troupe may refer to: General * Comedy troupe, a group of comedians *Dance troupe, a group of dancers ** Fire troupe, a group of fire dancers * Troupe system, a method of playing role-playing games * Theatrical troupe, a group of theatrical perform ...

of Vvedensky Narodny Dom.

Pyotr Chardynin Pyotr Ivanovich Chardynin (russian: Пётр Иванович Чардынин) ( – 14 August 1934) was a Russian and Soviet film director, screenwriter and actor. One of the pioneers of the film industry in the Russian Empire, Chardynin direc ...

, who later become one of the leading directors of the Russian Empire, debuted in the film as an actor.

Cast

as ''Merchant Kalashnikov'' * Aleksandra Goncharova as ''Kalashnikov's wife'' *

Andrey Gromov Andrey Gromov (russian: Андрей Антонович Громов; 1887 — 1922) was a Russian film actor. Gromov played in about 40 films. Selected filmography * 1909 — ''16th Century Russian Wedding'' * 1909 — '' Mazeppa'' * 1909 — ...

as ''Oprichnik Kiribeevich'' *Ivan Potyomkin as ''Ivan the Terrible'' *

Antonina Pozharskaya Antonina Pozharskaya (russian: Антонина Пожарская) was a Russian film actress. Selected filmography * 1909 — '' Song About the Merchant Kalashnikov'' * 1909 — '' 16th Century Russian Wedding'' * 1909 — ''Mazeppa'' * 1909 ...

References

External links

{{IMDb title, 0201838, Song About the Merchant Kalashnikov 1909 films Films of the Russian Empire Russian black-and-white films Russian silent short films Films directed by Vasily Goncharov Cultural depictions of Ivan the Terrible Mikhail Lermontov Lost Russian films 1909 short films 1909 lost films