Ivan Vasilyevich Changes His Profession (1973)
Kernel Score: 86% · 395 ratings
Genres: Comedy, Science Fiction
Released: 1973-09-17
Runtime: 93 minutes
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.
Ivan Vasilyevich Changes His Profession parents' guide: ages 8+
Parents need to know that Ivan Vasilyevich Changes His Profession is a Soviet-era comedy about a time machine mix-up between modern Moscow and 16th-century Russia.
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Director
Cast
- Aleksandr Demyanenko as Aleksandr 'Shurik' Timofeyev, inventor
- Yuriy Yakovlev as Ivan the Terrible / Ivan Vasilievich Bunsha, building superintendent
- Leonid Kuravlyov as Жорж Милославский / князь Милославский
- Mikhail Pugovkin as Film Director Yakin
- Vladimir Etush as Anton Semyonovich Shpak, dentist
- Savely Kramarov as Feofan the diak
- Natalya Krachkovskaya as Uliana Andreevna Bunsha, superintendent's wife
- Natalya Seleznyova as Zinaida, Shurik's wife
- Sergei Filippov as Swedish Ambassador
- Natalya Kustinskaya as Yakin's mistress
Ivan Vasilyevich Changes His Profession FAQ
Is Ivan Vasilyevich Changes His Profession good?
Ivan Vasilyevich Changes His Profession has an 86% Kernel Score on Fresh Kernels from 395 audience ratings.
Is Ivan Vasilyevich Changes His Profession OK for kids?
Fresh Kernels suggests ages 8+. Parents need to know that Ivan Vasilyevich Changes His Profession is a Soviet-era comedy about a time machine mix-up between modern Moscow and 16th-century Russia.
What movies are like Ivan Vasilyevich Changes His Profession?
If you liked Ivan Vasilyevich Changes His Profession, try Kung Fury, The Princess Switch, Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor and Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die.