In 16th-century Russia in the grip of chaos, Ivan the Terrible strongly believes he is vested with a holy mission. Believing he can understand and interpret the signs, he sees the Last Judgment approaching. He establishes absolute power, cruelly destroying anyone who gets in his way. During this reign of terror, Philip, the superior of the monastery on the Solovetsky Islands, a great scholar and Ivan's close friend, dares to oppose the sovereign's mystical tyranny. What follows is a clash between two completely opposite visions of the world, smashing morality and justice, God and men. A grand-scale film with excellent leading roles by Mamonov and Yankovsky. An allegory of Stalinist Russia
Credits
Tsar Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Pyotr Mamonov
He was 58, now 73 years old
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as Ivan The Terrible |
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Alexandr Domogarov
He was 46, now 61 years old
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as Aleksei Basmanov |
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Yuriy Kuznetsov
He was 63, now 78 years old
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as Malyuta Skuratov |
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Aleksey Makarov
He was 37, now 52 years old
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as governor Kolychev |
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Aleksandr Ilin
He was 25, now 41 years old
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as Fedka Basmanov |
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Ivan Okhlobystin
He was 43, now 58 years old
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as Vassian, the king's jester |
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Ville Haapasalo
He was 37, now 52 years old
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as Heinrich Staden |
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Oleg Yankovskiy
He was 65, 65 years old when he died
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as Metropolitanate Philipp |
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Anastasiya Dontsova
She was 10, now 25 years old
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as Masha |
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Ramilya Iskander
She was 32, now 47 years old
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as Mariya Temryukovna |
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Alexey Frandetti
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as Kai-Bulat |
Tsar Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Tom Stern as Director of Photography. He was 62 (now 78) years old
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Camera |
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Aleksei Ivanov as Screenplay. He was 39 (now 55) years old
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Writing |
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Pavel Lungin as Director. He was 60 (now 75) years old
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Directing |
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Pavel Lungin as Producer. He was 60 (now 75) years old
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Production |
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Pavel Lungin as Screenplay. He was 60 (now 75) years old
|
Writing |
