

Ivan Vasilyevich Changes His Profession
Overview
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.
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Cast

Aleksandr Demyanenko
Aleksandr 'Shurik' Timofeyev, inventor

Yuriy Yakovlev
Ivan the Terrible / Ivan Vasilievich Bunsha

Leonid Kuravlyov
Zhorzh Miloslavsky / knyaz Miloslavsky

Savely Kramarov
Feofan the diak

Natalya Seleznyova
Zinaida, Shurik's wife

Natalya Krachkovskaya
Uliana Andreevna Bunsha, superintendent's wife

Natalya Kustinskaya
Yakin's mistress

Vladimir Etush
Anton Semyonovich Shpak, dentist

Mikhail Pugovkin
film director Yakin

Sergei Filippov
swedish ambassador
Reviews(1)

deepkino
September 15, 2025
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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