Ivan Vasilyevich Changes His Profession poster

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MASTER SCORE 86.9 / 100

1973Adventure / Comedy / Sci-Fi1h 33m

IVAN VASILYEVICH CHANGES HIS PROFESSION

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.

Above the Line

Leonid Gaidai·DirectorVladlen Bakhnov·ScreenplayLeonid Gaidai·ScreenplaySergei Poluyanov·Director of PhotographyAleksandr Zatsepin·Original Music ComposerKlavdiya Aleyeva·Editor

Cast

Aleksandr Demyanenko·Aleksandr 'Shurik' Timofeyev, inventorYuriy Yakovlev·Ivan the Terrible / Ivan Vasilievich Bunsha, building superintendentLeonid Kuravlyov·Жорж Милославский / князь МилославскийMikhail Pugovkin·Film Director YakinVladimir Etush·Anton Semyonovich Shpak, dentistSavely Kramarov·Feofan the diakNatalya Krachkovskaya·Uliana Andreevna Bunsha, superintendent's wifeNatalya Seleznyova·Zinaida, Shurik's wifeSergei Filippov·Swedish AmbassadorNatalya Kustinskaya·Yakin's mistress

Full Crew

(7 credits)

Directing· 1

Leonid Gaidai·Director

Writing· 2

Vladlen Bakhnov·ScreenplayLeonid Gaidai·Screenplay

Camera· 2

Sergei Poluyanov·Director of PhotographyVitaly Abramov·Director of Photography

Editing· 1

Klavdiya Aleyeva·Editor

Sound & Music· 1

Aleksandr Zatsepin·Original Music Composer

By the Numbers

86.9

OF 100

Master Score

8.2

OF 10

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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

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Dominant Palette

3 colors

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Mood

Humorous, Whimsical

Composition

Centered

Era

1970s

Visual Style

Illustrated

“The movie poster features a collage-style design with a semi-circular arrangement at the top. A woman with curly auburn hair and a white blouse is positioned on”

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Key Elements

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Atmosphere

Vibrant

Color Mood

Vibrant

Setting

Fantasy

Design Score

7/10