Ivan Vasilyevich Changes His Profession

Ivan Vasilyevich Changes His Profession

Directed by Leonid Gaidai

Produced by Mosfilm

197388 min7.9 / 10

A lighthearted time-travel comedy that mines absurdist humor from the collision between a 16th-century tyrant and modern Soviet life.

A scientist builds a time machine and accidentally sends his apartment complex manager and a petty burglar to 16th century Moscow, while Tsar Ivan the Terrible travels to 1973.

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  • Is Ivan Vasilyevich Changes His Profession sad? Barely. Less sad than 89% of films.

  • Is Ivan Vasilyevich Changes His Profession easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 88% of films.

  • Does Ivan Vasilyevich Changes His Profession end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

  • Is Ivan Vasilyevich Changes His Profession scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is Ivan Vasilyevich Changes His Profession violent? Not especially. Less violent than 62% of films.

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