The greatest fantasy film about Ivan the Terrible There is hardly a person in our country who has not seen this film. Probably, these are only small children, and then they probably turn on the TV with their parents every new year and watch this movie, knowing every phrase, every dialogue. Isn't this what gives the film cult status? Probably, yes. The main advantage of this film is the grandiose light humor, which is perfectly conveyed through the actors' play. Almost every phrase has acquired a cult status, these statements have gone to the people. And decades later, people will continue to use them. That humor has nothing to do with the current one, which has been presented to us from the screens in recent years. There is no vulgarity, jokes below the belt, any malice. In this film, the humor is brilliant and appropriate. The film is beautiful because it was worked on by professionals of the comedy genre. Director Gaidai is known for many of his films, he has his own manner, his films are guessed. He created a wonderful atmosphere in this film, charged it with his energy. The actors are simply gorgeous. Each. Up to those who played the Archers and made various grimaces. But the most colorful, of course, is the magnificent Yuri Yakovlev. He happened to play two roles: Ivan Vasilyevich, an ordinary citizen of the Soviet Union, and John IV, the tsar, a powerful and mature man in years. Yakovlev managed these images superbly. Why? For me, the answer is simple. When I saw this movie as a child, I was sure that these two characters are played by different actors. What is not the proof of a brilliant game? Demyanenko, as always, is good. His hero tries to help, enters the situation, acts decisively. Selezneva is also beautiful. She got the image of a traitorous woman who rushes and can't make a choice. Kuravlev personifies crime. Here he is, a thief and a fraudster who profits from thefts. It is interesting to watch how he comes out of deadly situations together with Ivan Vasilyevich from the present. All this cast creates an amazing tandem, which is nice to look at. Years go by, a lot of films are being made, a lot of comedies, but this fiction remains unsurpassed. The time must have been different. I say this with sadness, because such masterpieces cannot be repeated. Maybe you don't need to. After all, for us there are only Ivan Vasilyevich, Shurik, Georges Miloslavsky and other heroes of the grandiose film. 10 out of 10