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Ivan Vasilievich: Back to the Future (1973)
"Ivan Vasilevich menyaet professiyu" (original title)

 -  Adventure | Comedy | Sci-Fi  -  June 1973 (USA)
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Shurik Timofeev builds a working model of a time machine. By accident, Ivan Bunsha, an apartment complex manager, and George Miloslavsky, a petty burglar, are transferred to the 16th ... See full summary »

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Yuriy Yakovlev ...
Ivan Vasilyevich Bunsha / Czar Ivan The Terrible
Leonid Kuravlyov ...
George Miloslavsky
Aleksandr Demyanenko ...
Saveli Kramarov ...
Feofan
Natalya Seleznyova ...
Zinaida Mikhaylovna Timofeyeva
Natalya Krachkovskaya ...
Ulyana Andreyevna (as Natalya Belogortseva-Krachkovskaya)
Natalya Kustinskaya ...
Yakin's Lover
Vladimir Etush ...
Anton Semyonovich Shpak
Mikhail Pugovkin ...
Karp Savelyevich Yakin
Sergei Filippov ...
Swedish Ambassador
Eduard Bredun ...
Trader of Radio Components (as E. Bredun)
Aleksandr Vigdorov ...
Strelets (as A. Vigdorov)
Valentin Grachyov ...
Strelets (as V. Grachyov)
Natalya Gurzo ...
Nurse (as N. Gurzo)
Ivan Zhevago ...
Doctor (as I. Zhevago)
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Shurik Timofeev builds a working model of a time machine. By accident, Ivan Bunsha, an apartment complex manager, and George Miloslavsky, a petty burglar, are transferred to the 16th century Moscow, while Tsar Ivan the Terrible goes into the year 1973. Written by Dmitry Zharkov <dmitry@pharm.sunysb.edu>

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Goofs

In the end of the movie Ivan IV Vasilyevich says that he is born in the year 1533. However, Ivan was really born on 25 August 1530. 1533 was the year he became Grand Prince. See more »

Quotes

Engineer Alexander Sergeyevich Timofeyev: No, no. I don't drink. I don't drink, Ivan Vassilyevich. Thank you.
Ivan Vasilyevich Bunsha, house manager: [Tsar Ivan The Terrible] Don't you have any respect for me?
Engineer Alexander Sergeyevich Timofeyev: For God's sake, Ivan Vassilyevich!
Ivan Vasilyevich Bunsha, house manager: [Tsar Ivan The Terrible] Then drink.
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The opening credits say: The "experimental artist union" presents: a non-science-, fictitious, a not quite realistic and a not accurate historical movie See more »

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Spoofs The Wizard of Oz (1939) See more »

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"Pogonya"
("A pursuit")
Written by Aleksandr Zatsepin
Performed by an instrumental ensemble
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Good slapstick type humor and some jokes that I didn't get because I speak very little Russian
20 February 2000 | by (Gainesville, FL) – See all my reviews

I saw this in Russian without subtitles, so I missed most of the dialogue. Luckily about half the humor is purely visual, so I was still entertained. One doesn't need to speak Russian to understand that Ivan the Terrible is confused by the elevator.

In terms of the visual humor it is well done. Most of the humor comes in the form of extended chase sequences with high film speed. The thief is especially funny, although with the mustache he came across looking like an armature porn star at first. I think this was intentional. Also, the footage of the black cat climbing up things and looking flustered is well done and cute.

I recommend this film to those looking for well done slapstick type humor. From laughter by those present who spoke fluent Russian I think that there are probably some fairly good verbal jokes too.


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