Sergei M. Eisenstein
Nikolay Cherkasov ... Czar Ivan IV
Lyudmila Tselikovskaya Lyudmila Tselikovskaya ... Czarina Anastasia Romanovna
Serafima Birman Serafima Birman ... Boyarina Efrosinia Staritskaya
Mikhail Nazvanov Mikhail Nazvanov ... Prince Andrei Kurbsky
Mikhail Zharov Mikhail Zharov ... Czar's Guard Malyuta Skuratov
Amvrosi Buchma Amvrosi Buchma ... Czar's Guard Aleksei Basmanov
Mikhail Kuznetsov Mikhail Kuznetsov ... Fyodor Basmanov
Pavel Kadochnikov Pavel Kadochnikov ... Vladimir Andreyevich Staritsky
Andrei Abrikosov Andrei Abrikosov ... Boyar Fyodor Kolychev
Aleksandr Mgebrov Aleksandr Mgebrov ... Novgorod's Archbishop Pimen
Maksim Mikhaylov Maksim Mikhaylov ... Archdeacon
Vladimir Balashov Vladimir Balashov ... Piotr Volynetz
Vsevolod Pudovkin Vsevolod Pudovkin ... Nikola, Simpleton Beggar
Semyon Timoshenko Semyon Timoshenko ... Kaspar von Oldenbock, Livonian ambassador
Aleksandr Rumnyov Aleksandr Rumnyov ... The Stranger
Dmitri Zolotukhin ... Czar Peter the Great
Tamara Makarova
Natalya Bondarchuk ... Sophya
Nikolai Yeryomenko Ml. ... Aleksandr Menshikov
Mikhail Nozhkin ... Boris Golitzin
Peter Reusse ... Franz Lefort
Eduard Bocharov
Lyubov Polekhina ... Aleksandra Brovkina
Lyubov Germanova ... Yevdokia Lopukhina
Anatoli Barantsev
Roman Filippov ... Fedor Romodanovskyi
Yuriy Moroz ... Aleksey Brovkin
Vladimir Kashpur
Aleksandr Belyavskiy
Nikolai Grinko
Nikolai Simonov ... Tsar Pyotr I
Mikhail Zharov Mikhail Zharov ... Alexander Danilovich Menshikov
Nikolay Cherkasov Nikolay Cherkasov ... Prince Alexei
Mikhail Tarkhanov Mikhail Tarkhanov ... Field Marshal Sheremetyev
Viktor Dobrovolsky Viktor Dobrovolsky ... Yaguzhinsky, an officer / Fedka, a debtor
Alla Tarasova Alla Tarasova ... Catherine, a peasant girl
Konstantin Gibshman Konstantin Gibshman ... Buinosov, the boyar (as K. Gibshman)
Nikolai Orlov Nikolai Orlov ... Yemov
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Fyodor Bogdanov Fyodor Bogdanov ... Foundry Owner (as P. Bogdanov)
Vladimir Garin Vladimir Garin
K. Korsakpayev K. Korsakpayev ... Abdurakhman, the Buinosov lackey
Pyotr Kuznetsov Pyotr Kuznetsov ... Vlazemsky
Aleksandr Larikov Aleksandr Larikov ... Old Soldier (as A. Larikov)
Nina Latonina Nina Latonina ... Olga Buinosova
Nikolay Litvinov Nikolay Litvinov ... Shafirov (as Nikolai Litvinov)
Mikhail Uljanov , Jevgenij Matvejev , Vasilij Lanovoj , Nikolaj Karachentsov, Vladlen Davydov, Bohumil Pastorek, Horst Preusker, Ladislav Chudík, Ivan Mistrík, Vladimír Ráž, Július Pántik, Zdeněk Řehoř, Naum Sjopov,Mariusz Dmochowski, Zofia Czerwińska, Paweł Nowisz, Edward Linde-Lubaszenko, Igor Śmiałowski, Wiktor Grotowicz, Nikolaj Aleksejev, Károly Kovács, György Bánffy, Ivan Pereverzev, Silviu Stănculescu, Dan Dobre, Jan Barto, Jerzy Turek, Emil Karewicz, Zbigniew Józefowicz, Janusz Bylczyński, Józef Nalberczak, Horst Gill, Viktor Markin, Anton Gortschev, Pavel Poppandov, Elena Dacian, Stelian Cremenciuc
Mark Donskoy Writers: Mark Donskoy, Maxim Gorky, Aleksei Lyarsky, Varvara Massalitinova, Mikhail Troyanovsky; Aleksei Lyarsky; Irina Zarubina; Varvara Massalitinova; Ye. Lilina; Ivan Kudryavtsev; N. Berezovskaya; Ye. Seleznyov; Darya Zerkalova; Aleksandr Timontayev; M. Povolotsky; Nikolay Gorlov; Mikhail Troyanovsky; Vasili Novikov; Nikolai Plotnikov; N. Chugunov; Nikolai Valbert; Stepan Kayukov; Nikolai Dorokhin; Nikolai Plotnikov; Lev Sverdlin; Daniil Sagal; Mikhail Povolotsky; Pavel Shpringfeld; Vladimir Maruta
Hans-Jürgen Syberberg
Heinz Schubert ... Zirkusdirektor / Heinrich Himmler / Himmler-Puppenspieler / Adolf Hitler
Peter Kern Peter Kern ... Mörder aus 'M' / Göring-Puppenspieler / Alter Ellerkamp / SS-Mann / Fremdenverkehrsdirektor
Hellmut Lange Hellmut Lange ... Hitlers Kammerdiener / Goebbels-Puppenspieler / SS-Mann
Rainer von Artenfels Rainer von Artenfels ... Jahrmarkt-Ausrufer / Hitler-Puppenspieler / Junger Goebbels / Schüler des Kosmologen / SS-Mann
Martin Sperr Martin Sperr ... Himmlers Masseur / Fitzliputzli / Bürgermeister
Peter Moland Peter Moland ... Astrologe / Speer-Puppenspieler / SS-Mann
Johannes Buzalski Johannes Buzalski ... Hitler als Anstreicher / Eva Braun-Puppenspieler / Mann der Gesellschaft 1923
Alfred Edel Alfred Edel ... Stimmen der Leute / Mann der Geschichte 1923
Amelie Syberberg Amelie Syberberg ... Das kleine Mädchen
Harry Baer Harry Baer ... Self / Junger Ellerkamp
Peter Lühr Peter Lühr ... Wissenschaftler / Kosmologe
André Heller André Heller
Directed by
Krzysztof Zanussi Writing Credits (in alphabetical order)
Jan Józef Szczepanski
Krzysztof Zanussi Cast (in credits order)
Edward Zentara Edward Zentara ... Maximilian Kolbe
Christoph Waltz Christoph Waltz ... Jan (as Christopher Waltz)
Artur Barcis Artur Barcis ... Brother Anselm
Gustaw Lutkiewicz Gustaw Lutkiewicz ... Konior
Krzysztof Zaleski Krzysztof Zaleski ... Olszanski
Andrzej Szczepkowski Andrzej Szczepkowski ... Górecki
Krzysztof Kowalewski Krzysztof Kowalewski ... Editor in chief
Jerzy Stuhr Jerzy Stuhr ... Pralat
Franciszek Pieczka Franciszek Pieczka ... Banasik
Tadeusz Bradecki Tadeusz Bradecki ... Priest
Jerzy Przybylski Jerzy Przybylski ... Pater Guardian, Alwernia
Jan Peszek Jan Peszek ... Pater Guardian, Niepokalanow
Grazyna Strachota Grazyna Strachota ... Aldona
Markus Vogelbacher Markus Vogelbacher ... Fritsch
Piotr Kozlowski Piotr Kozlowski ... Gajowniczek
Aleksei Dikiy as Admiral Nakhimov
Ruben Simonov as Pasha Osman
Leonid Knyazev as Pyotr Koshka
Boris Olenin as Jean-Jacques Pelissier
Vladimir Vladislavsky as Capt. Lavrov
Yevgeny Samoylov as Lt. Buronov
Vsevolod Pudovkin as Prince Menshikov
Nikolai Chaplygin as Kornilov
Vasili Kovrigin as Baranovsky
Pyotr Sobolevsky as Feofan Khristoforovich Ostreno
Alexander Khokhlov as Napoleon III
Pavel Gaideburov as Lord Raglan
Georgy Gumilevsky as sailor
Emmanuil Geller as episode
Gennady Rozhdestvensky as Conductor
Nikolai Brilling as Captain Evans
Georgi Yumatov
Ermolaev
Vladimir Druzhnikov
Capt. Vasilyev
Sergei Bondarchuk
Tikhon Alekseevich Prokofiev
Vladimir Etush
Сеид-Али
Ivan Pereverzev
Adm. Fedor Fedorovich Ushakov
Lev Fenin
Robert Ansley
Werner Herzog
Klaus Kinski ... Don Lope de Aguirre
Helena Rojo Helena Rojo ... Inez de Atienza
Del Negro Del Negro ... Brother Gaspar de Carvajal
Ruy Guerra Ruy Guerra ... Don Pedro de Ursúa
Peter Berling Peter Berling ... Don Fernando de Guzmán
Cecilia Rivera Cecilia Rivera ... Flores
Daniel Ades Daniel Ades ... Perucho
Edward Roland Edward Roland ... Okello
Alexandra Cheves Alexandra Cheves ... (as Alejandro Chavez)
Armando Polanah Armando Polanah ... Armando
Daniel Farfán Daniel Farfán
Julio E. Martínez Julio E. Martínez ... (as Julio Martinez)
Alejandro Repullés Alejandro Repullés ... Gonzalo Pizarro
