Tsar
6.8
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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Cast
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Pyotr Mamonov
Иван Грозный
Known for
The Island
The Needle
Oleg Yankovsky
метрополит Филипп
Known for
Nostalgia
The Very Same Munchhausen
Alexandr Domogarov
Алексей Басманов
Known for
With Fire and Sword
The Bolshoi
Ivan Okhlobystin
Вассиан, царский шут
Known for
The Interns
The Snow Queen
Yuriy Kuznetsov
Малюта Скуратов
Known for
To the Lake
Brother
Aleksey Makarov
воевода Колычев
Known for
The Rifleman of the Voroshilov Regiment
What Men Still Talk About
Aleksandr Ilyin Jr
Федька Басманов
Known for
The Interns
The Spacewalker
Ville Haapasalo
Генрих Штаден
Known for
The Cuckoo
Peculiarities of the National Hunt
Aleksey Frandetti
Кай-Булат
Also in
Wings
Winter Journey
Ramilya Iskander
Мария Темрюковна
Known for
The Snow Queen
Anastasiya Dontsova
Маша
Known for
Mermaid
Maxim Zamorin
Овчина
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A View On The Mountains
Pavel Lungin Director · Aleksei Ivanov Screenplay Yuri Krasavin Composer
Budget $15M · United States release November 11, 2009 · Produced in Russia
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Budget
$15,000,000
Production
Studio Pavla Lungina
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Profit
Production
Russia
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Languages
Original title
Царь
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Russian
Release dates
France · May 17, 2009
Premiere · Festival de Cannes
Russia · November 4, 2009
Theatrical
United States · November 11, 2009
Theatrical
Czechia
January 21, 2011 · Theatrical
France
January 13, 2010 · Theatrical
Kazakhstan
November 13, 2009 · Theatrical
Russia
June 19, 2009 · Premiere · 31st Moscow International Film Festival
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