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
Semyon Goldshtab
Stalin
Nikolai Bogolyubov
Nikolai Bogolyubov
Voroshilov
Aleksandr Khvylia
Aleksandr Khvylia
Aleksandr Parkhomenko
Pyotr Aleynikov
Pyotr Aleynikov
Gaivoron
Stepan Kayukov
Stepan Kayukov
Lamychev
Vera Shershnyova
Vera Shershnyova
Liza
Vasiliy Zaychikov
Vasiliy Zaychikov
Kolokolov
Boris Chirkov
Boris Chirkov
Makhno
Ivan Novoseltsev
Ivan Novoseltsev
Bykov
Stina Ekblad as Agnes von Krusenstjerna
Erland Josephson as David Sprengel
Philip Zandén as Adolf von Krusenstjerna
Lena T. Hansson as Ava
Olof Thunberg as Ernst von Krusenstjerna
Peter Schildt as Gerhard Odencrantz
Rico Rönnbäck as Edward von Krusenstjerna
Inga Landgré as sister Klara
Inga Gill as Mrs. Tollen
Anita Björk as Arvida Gottliebsen
Lauritz Falk as Hugo Hamilton
Gunnel Broström as Evelina Hamilton
Johan Rabaeus as Jan Guy Hamilton
Mimi Pollak as friherrinnan Rosenhjelm
Börje Ahlstedt as Joachim Rosenhjelm
Gösta Krantz as Felix Tollen
Margreth Weivers as Beda Odencrantz
Henrik Schildt as Frey Odencrantz
Nils Eklund as Salomon Gottliebsen
Lilli Palmer as Anna Anderson / Anastasia
Ivan Desny as Gleb Botkin
Rudolf Fernau as Serge Botkin
Tilla Durieux as the Tsar's mother
Dorothea Wieck as Grand Duchess Olga Romanov
Ellen Schwiers as Princess Katharina (Xenia Leeds)
Käthe Braun as Frau von Rathleff-Keilmann
Margot Hielscher as Crown Princess Cecilie
Otto Graf as Duke of Leuchtenberg
Franziska Kinz as Duchess of Leuchtenberg
Hans Krull as Friedrich Ernst, Prince of Saxon-Altenburg
Adelheid Seeck as Princess Irene of Prussia
Fritz Tillmann as Baron von Pleskau
Alice Treff as Baroness von Seekendorf
Erik von Loewis as Baron Valepp
Susanne von Almassy as Frau Stevens
Eva Bubat as Gertrud Schanzkowsky
Berta Drews as Fräulein Peuthert
Maria Sebaldt as Trollop
Reinhold Bernt as Landpoliceman
Paul Bildt as Volkov
Emmy Burg as Nurse Schwarzkopf
Peter Carsten as Soldier Tchaikovski
Erika Dannhoff as Frau von Pleskau
Fritz Eberth as Yurovski
Kurt Heintel as Kotov
Lucie Höflich as Frau Bäumle
Karl Klüsner as Dr. Kersten
Reinhard Kolldehoff as Fichte
Stanislav Ledinek as Voroneff
Robert Meyn as German lawyer
Marina Ried as Doris Wingender
Traute Rose as Charwoman
Edgar Ott as Ranger
Peter Capell
Tobias Moretti: Andreas Hofer
Ottfried Fischer: Maximilian I. Joseph von Bayern
Martina Gedeck: Lebzelter-Mariandl
Julia Stemberger: Anna Hofer
Franz Xaver Kroetz: Pater Joachim Haspinger
Heio von Stetten: Oberst Wrede
Gregor Bloéb: Franz Raffl
Toni Böhm: Bürgermeister Kasimir Schuhmacher
Christian Futterknecht: Kaiser Franz I.
Günther Maria Halmer: General Kinkel
Dorothee Hartinger: Lisa Schumacher
Max von Thun: Kronprinz Ludwig
Karl Markovics: Erzherzog Karl
Frank Hoffmann: Feldmarschalleutnant Chasteler
Gustav Peter Wöhler: Napoleon I.
Mathias Gnädinger: Marschall François-Joseph Lefebvre
Fini Bloéb, Moidele, Hofertochter
Henny Porten as Anna Boleyn
Emil Jannings as Henry VIII
Paul Hartmann as Sir Henry Norris
Ludwig Hartau as the Duke of Norfolk
Aud Egede-Nissen as Jane Seymour
Hedwig Pauly-Winterstein as Queen Catherine
Hilde Müller [de] as Princess Marie
Maria Reisenhofer as Lady Rochford
Ferdinand von Alten as Marc Smeton
Adolf Klein as Cardinal Wolsey
Paul Biensfeldt as Jester
Wilhelm Diegelmann as Cardinal Campeggio
Friedrich Kühne as Archbishop Cranmer
Karl Platen as Physician
Erling Hanson [de; no; sv] as Count Percy
Sophie Pagay as Nurse
Joseph Klein as Sir William Kingston
Ernst Lubitsch
Nikolay Cherkasov
Dmitri Illarionovich Polezhayev
Boris Livanov
Misha Bocharov
Mariya Domasheva
Masha Polezhayeva
Aleksandr Melnikov
Red guardsman Kupriyanov
Oleg Zhakov
Vikenti Mikhailovich Vorob'yov
Mykola Nademsky
Aleksei Matov
Aleksey Mikhaylovich
Vera Stroyeva
Writers: Modest Mussorgsky (libretto), Alexander Pushkin (play), 2 more credits »
Stars: Aleksandr Pirogov, Nikandr Khanayev, Georgi Nelepp
Nicolás Echevarría, Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca
Juan Diego ... Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca
Daniel Giménez Cacho Daniel Giménez Cacho ... Dorantes
Roberto Sosa Roberto Sosa ... Cascabel / Araino
Carlos Castañón Carlos Castañón ... Castillo
Gerardo Villarreal Gerardo Villarreal ... Estebanico
Roberto Cobo Roberto Cobo ... Lozoya (as Roberto 'Calambres' Cobo)
José Flores José Flores ... Malacosa
Eli 'Chupadera' Machuca Eli 'Chupadera' Machuca ... Sorcerer
Farnesio de Bernal Farnesio de Bernal ... Fray Suárez
Josefina Echánove Josefina Echánove ... Anciana Avavar
Max Kerlow Max Kerlow ... Man in Armor
Óscar Yoldi Óscar Yoldi ... Esquivel
Ramón Barragán Ramón Barragán ... Pánfilo de Narváez
Julio Solórzano Foppa Julio Solórzano Foppa ... Alcaraz
Javier Escobar Villarreal Javier Escobar Villarreal ... Young Iguase Indian
Rentarō Mikuni as Kazuki Kitamura
Yasuyo Matsumura as Suzu, Kazuki's wife
Yasuo Miyake as Young soldier
Akiko Kurano as Soldier's wife
Tadahiko Sugano as Nishida
Taketoshi Naitō as Army officer
Kei Iinuma as Iwasa
Kazunaga Tsuji as Heigo Asahi
Masako Yagi as Heigo's sister
