Tsar Ivan Vasilevich Groznyy

This film, also known as 'The Maid of Pskov' (Pskovityanka), was directed by Aleksandr Ivanov-Gai and stars Feodor Chaliapin. It was released in the Russian Empire in 1915. Under US copyright law, all works published anywhere in the world prior to January 1, 1928, have entered the public domain in the United States due to the expiration of the maximum possible term of protection (95 years from publication). Even if the film had been registered for US copyright upon its original release (which was rare for Russian productions of this era), the copyright would have expired no later than 90 years ago. Furthermore, because it was published before 1928, it does not qualify for copyright restoration under the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (URAA), which only applies to foreign works that were still under copyright in their source country on January 1, 1996, and had not yet entered the US public domain through expiration of a full term. Note: generated without live web grounding (the grounded research engine was unavailable). Verify the cited sources independently before relying on this determination.