Tsar (2009)
Drama
History
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
Cast
Ivan The Terrible
Metropolitanate Philipp
Masha
narrator
Aleksei Basmanov
Vassian, the king's jester
Malyuta Skuratov
governor Kolychev
Fedka Basmanov
Heinrich Staden
Kai-Bulat
Mariya Temryukovna
Crew
Director
Screenplay
Producer
Producer
Producer
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Original Music Composer
Production Design
Costume Design
Costume Design
Set Designer
Editor
Makeup Artist
Makeup Artist
Sound Director
Assistant Director
Casting Director
Additional Director of Photography
Additional Director of Photography
Stunt Coordinator