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Tsar

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

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

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

Rating

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