Anton the Terrible explained

Anton the Terrible is a 1916 American drama silent film directed by William C. deMille and written by Marion Fairfax, Jules Eckert Goodman and Charles Sarver. The film stars Theodore Roberts, Anita King, Horace B. Carpenter, Harrison Ford, Edythe Chapman and Hugo B. Koch. The film was released on September 28, 1916, by Paramount Pictures.^{[1] [2]}

Plot

Cossack Anton Kazoff seeks revenge for the wrongs inflicted on his sister Olga.

Cast

• Theodore Roberts as Anton Kazoff
• Anita King as Vera Stanovitch
• Horace B. Carpenter as General Stanovitch
• Harrison Ford as David Burkin
• Edythe Chapman as Babushka
• Hugo B. Koch as Grand Duke Ivanovitch
• Delia Trombly as Olga Kazoff

Surviving material

A fragmentary print (footage unknown) is preserved at the British Film Institute/National Film and Television Archive (London).^[3]

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences archive has 8x10 photographic stills of the film.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Anton-the-Terrible - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20141229034909/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/83809/Anton-the-Terrible/overview. dead. 29 December 2014. Movies & TV Dept.. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Hal Erickson. Hal Erickson (author). 2014. 29 December 2014.
2. Web site: Anton the Terrible. AFI. 29 December 2014.
3. Web site: Anton The Terrible / William C De Mille | Bibliographic Record Description: Performing Arts Encyclopedia, Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog . lcweb2.loc.gov. 11 February 2015.
4. Web site: Anton the Terrible, 1916 . Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.