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Tsar

Tsar

20096.01h 59m

Overview

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

Directed by Pavel Lungin
Written by Aleksei Ivanov, Pavel Lungin
Produced by Vasily Bernhardt, Pavel Lungin, Olga Vasilyeva
Box OfficeBudget: $15.0M0

Top Cast

Pyotr Mamonov

Pyotr Mamonov

Иван Грозный

Oleg Yankovskiy

Oleg Yankovskiy

метрополит Филипп

Alexandr Domogarov

Alexandr Domogarov

Алексей Басманов

Ivan Okhlobystin

Ivan Okhlobystin

Вассиан, царский шут

Yuriy Kuznetsov

Yuriy Kuznetsov

Малюта Скуратов

Aleksey Makarov

Aleksey Makarov

воевода Колычев

Aleksandr Ilyin Jr

Aleksandr Ilyin Jr

Федька Басманов

Ville Haapasalo

Ville Haapasalo

Генрих Штаден

Aleksey Frandetti

Aleksey Frandetti

Кай-Булат

Ramilya Iskander

Ramilya Iskander

Мария Темрюковна

About Tsar

Tsar is a drama, history film released in 2009. Directed by Pavel Lungin, it stars Pyotr Mamonov, Oleg Yankovskiy, Alexandr Domogarov. 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

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