The Assassin of the Tsar (1991)

Original title

Цареубийца

Directed by

Karen Shakhnazarov

Genre

drama film, mystery film, historical film

Country

Soviet Union, United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 38m

Rated

15+

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 26 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A doctor in a mental hospital is treating a patient who believes he is the man who assassinated the Russian tsar. The film explores their conversations and the blurred lines between delusion and reality.

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What happens

The Assassin of the Tsar (Russian: Цареубийца, romanized: Tsareubiytsa) is a 1991 Soviet historical drama film, starring Malcolm McDowell and Oleg Yankovsky. It was entered into the 1991 Cannes Film Festival. There are two versions. One is filmed in English which later was dubbed over the Russian actors, and one in Russian. Malcolm McDowell pretended to speak Russian in the other version and was later dubbed. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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