Ivan Vasilyevich Changes His Profession
Seen it?1973 | 88 min | Comedy, Science Fiction
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh and sci-fi fans. If you loved Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die or Mickey 17, start here.
- The mood
- Light and funny.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 28 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Russian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1973: an older pace and style.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesSolid
7.9 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Streaming release that reached a modest audience; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 25K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Leonid Gaidai
- Aleksandr DemyanenkoAleksandr 'Shurik' Timofeyev, inventor
- Yuriy YakovlevIvan the Terrible / Ivan Vasilievich Bunsha
- Leonid KuravlyovZhorzh Miloslavsky / knyaz Miloslavsky
- Savely KramarovFeofan the diak
- Natalya SeleznyovaZinaida, Shurik's wife
- Natalya KrachkovskayaUliana Andreevna Bunsha, superintendent's wife
- Natalya KustinskayaYakin's mistress
- Vladimir EtushAnton Semyonovich Shpak, dentist
- Mikhail Pugovkinfilm director Yakin
- Sergei Filippovswedish ambassador