Ivan Vasilievich: Back to the Future
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| Ivan Vasilievich: Back to the Future | |
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| Directed by | Leonid Gaidai |
| Written by | Original play: Mikhail Bulgakov Screenplay: Vladlen Bakhnov |
| Starring | Yuri Yakovlev Leonid Kuravlev Aleksandr Demyanenko Natalia Selezneva Natalia Krachkovskaya Vladimir Etush Mikhail Pugovkin Natalia Kustinskaya Sergey Filippov Saveliy Kramarov Edward Bredun Natalia Gurzo Nina Maslova |
| Music by | Alexander Zacepin Leonid Derbenev |
| Release date(s) | 1973 (USSR) |
| Running time | 93 minutes |
| Language | Russian / German |
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Ivan Vasilievich: Back to the Future (Russian: Иван Васильевич меняет профессию, Ivan Vasilievich Changes His Profession) is a Soviet comedy film produced by Mosfilm in 1973.
This film is based on a play by Mikhail Bulgakov and was the most attended movie in the Soviet Union in 1973 with more than 60 million tickets sold.
- Director: Leonid Gaidai
- Composer: Alexander Zacepin
- Song lyrics: Leonid Derbenev
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[edit] Cast
- Yuri Yakovlev (Ivan the Terrible / Ivan Vasilievich Bunsha)
- Leonid Kuravlev (George Miloslavsky)
- Aleksandr Demyanenko (Shoorik)
- Natalia Selezneva (Zina)
- Natalia Krachkovskaya (Uliana Andreevna Bunsha)
- Vladimir Etush (Anton Semenovich Shpak)
- Mikhail Pugovkin (director Yakin)
- Natalia Kustinskaya (Yakin's misstress)
- Sergey Filippov (Swedish ambassador)
- Saveliy Kramarov (deacon Feofan)
- Edward Bredun (black market seller)
- Natalia Gurzo (Shpak's dental assistant)
- Nina Maslova (Tsaritza Marfa)
- Viktor Uralsky (Police sergeant-major)
- Leonid Gaidai (Yakin's light assistant)
[edit] Plot summary
The movie begins in 1973 Moscow, where Engineer Shoorik (Aleksandr Demyanenko) is working on a time machine in his apartment. By accident, he sends Ivan Vasilevich Bunsha (Yuri Yakovlev), an apartment building manager, and George Miloslavsky (Leonid Kuravlev), a small-time burglar, back into the time of Ivan IV. The pair is forced to disguise themselves, with Bunsha dressing up as Ivan IV and Miloslavsky as a knyaz of the same name. At the same time, the real Ivan IV (also played by Yuri Yakovlev) is sent by the same machine into Shoorik's apartment, he has to deal with modern-day life while Shoorik tries to fix the machine so that everyone can be brought back to their proper place in time. As the police (tipped off by a neighbor who was burgled by Miloslavky) close in on Shoorik, who is frantically trying to repair the machine, the cover of Bunsha and Miloslavsky is blown and they have to fight off the palace guards, who find out that Bunsha is not the real Ivan IV. The movie ends with Bunsha, Miloslavsky, and Ivan IV all transported back to their proper places, although the entire thing is revealed to be a dream by Shoorik.
[edit] Trivia
- The beginning and ending scenes are in black-and-white, while the rest of the movie is in color. This was done to show the contrast between reality and dream (respectively).
- In the scene where Bunsha meets with the Germanic ambassador, the first thing he says is "Hitler kaput!" However, the original script had him say "Peace - friendship!", but the Soviet censors thought it inappropriate. The resulting change ended up being more humorous.
- Not only is Bunsha mistaken for the Tsar, but Ivan IV has to deal with Bunsha's wife who believes him to be her husband.
