Full Cast & Crew
Directed by
| Sergei Eisenstein | ... | (as Sergei M. Eisenstein) |
Writing Credits (in alphabetical order)
| Sergei Eisenstein | ... | (writer) (as Sergei M. Eisenstein) |
Cast (in credits order) verified as complete
| Nikolay Cherkasov | ... | Czar Ivan IV | |
| Serafima Birman | ... | Boyarina Efrosinia Staritskaya | |
| Pavel Kadochnikov | ... | Vladimir Andreyevich Staritsky | |
| Mikhail Zharov | ... | Czar's Guard Malyuta Skuratov | |
| Amvrosi Buchma | ... | Czar's Guard Aleksei Basmanov | |
| Vsevolod Pudovkin | ... | Nikolay the Fanatic (as V.I. Pudovkin) | |
| Mikhail Kuznetsov | ... | Fyodor Basmanov | |
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Aleksandr Mgebrov | ... | Novgorod's Archbishop Pimen |
| Andrei Abrikosov | ... | Archbishop Philip (formerly Fyodor Kolychev) | |
| Vladimir Balashov | ... | Pyotr Volynets | |
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Erik Pyryev | ... | Ivan IV as a boy |
| Mikhail Nazvanov | ... | Prince Andrei Kurbsky | |
| Pavel Massalsky | ... | King Sigismund of Poland | |
| Ada Voytsik | ... | Elena Glinskaya, Ivan's Mother (as Ada Vojtsik) | |
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Aleksandr Rumnev | ... | The Stranger (uncredited) |
| Sergey Stolyarov | ... | (uncredited) | |
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Semyon Timoshenko | ... | Kaspar von Oldenbock, Livonian ambassador (uncredited) |
Produced by
| Aleksandrs Eiduss | ... | administrative producer (as A. Eidus) |
| Sergei Eisenstein | ... | producer (as Sergei M. Eisenstein) |
| I. Soluyanov | ... | administrative producer |
| Igor Vakar | ... | administrative producer (as I. Vakar) |
Music by
| Sergei Prokofiev | ||
Cinematography by
| Andrey Moskvin | ... | (as A. Moskvin) |
| Eduard Tisse | ... | (as E. Tisse) |
Editing by
| Esfir Tobak | ||
Production Design by
| Sergei Eisenstein | ... | (as Sergei M. Eisenstein) |
| Iosif Shpinel | ... | (as Isaak Shpinel) |
Art Direction by
| Iosif Shpinel | ... | (as Isaak Shpinel) |
Costume Design by
| M. Safonova | ||
| Leonid Naumov | ... | (uncredited) |
Makeup Department
| Vasili Goryunov | ... | makeup artist |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| M. Filimonova | ... | collaborating director |
| Valentina Kuznetsova | ... | assistant director |
| F. Soluyanov | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| Vladimir Bogdankevich | ... | sound |
| Boris Volsky | ... | sound |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Viktor Dombrovsky | ... | director of photography: second unit |
Music Department
| Vladimir Lugovskoy | ... | lyricist |
| Abram Stasevich | ... | conductor |
Additional Crew
| Joseph Stalin | ... | commissioned by (uncredited) |
