Tsar
2009 · 1 h 56 min
Pavel LunginCast
Pyotr Mamonov 
Oleg Yankovskiy Ramilya Iskander Anastasiya Dontsova 
Aleksandr Domogarov 
Aleksandr Ilyin
Credits
Written by: Aleksei Ivanov
Plot
In 16th-century Russia in the grip of chaos, Ivan the Terrible believes he is vested with a holy mission, and a metropolitan opposes him.
Sinekatalog’s take
Pavel Lungin's historical drama, with Pyotr Mamonov, is theatrical and dark, a portrait of tyranny.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.8 / 10 (3,437 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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