Ivan Vasilyevich Changes His Profession

A scientist builds a time machine and accidentally sends his apartment complex manager and a petty burglar to 16th century Moscow, while Tsar Ivan the Terrible travels to 1973.

Cast

Aleksandr Demyanenko

as Александр Тимофеев, инженер-изобретатель /Шурик

Yuriy Yakovlev

as царь Иван Васильевич Грозный / управдом Иван Васильевич Бунша

Leonid Kuravlyov

as Жорж Милославский / князь Милославский

Mikhail Pugovkin

as Карп Савельевич Якин

Vladimir Etush

as Антон Семенович Шпак

Savely Kramarov

as Феофан, дьяк посольского приказу

Natalya Krachkovskaya

as Ульяна Андреевна Бунша

Natalya Seleznyova

as Зинаида Михайловна (Зина) Тимофеева

Sergei Filippov

as шведский посол

Natalya Kustinskaya

as актриса, подруга режиссера Якина

Reviews

deepkino

The film is praised for its manic and fast-paced energy, as well as its unique blend of slapstick and clever humor. It is considered an example of how comedy can thrive and even contain subtle social commentary under a repressive regime. The use of physical comedy, sped-up chase scenes, and goofy mu...

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