Directed by
| Sergei Eisenstein | ||
Writing Credits (in alphabetical order)
| Sergei Eisenstein | ||
Cast (in credits order) verified as complete
| Nikolay Cherkasov | ... | Czar Ivan IV | |
| Lyudmila Tselikovskaya | ... | Czarina Anastasia Romanovna | |
| Serafima Birman | ... | Boyarina Efrosinia Staritskaya | |
| Mikhail Nazvanov | ... | Prince Andrei Kurbsky | |
| Mikhail Zharov | ... | Czar's Guard Malyuta Skuratov | |
| Amvrosi Buchma | ... | Czar's Guard Aleksei Basmanov | |
| Mikhail Kuznetsov | ... | Fyodor Basmanov | |
| Pavel Kadochnikov | ... | Vladimir Andreyevich Staritsky | |
| Andrei Abrikosov | ... | Boyar Fyodor Kolychev | |
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Aleksandr Mgebrov | ... | Novgorod's Archbishop Pimen |
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Maksim Mikhaylov | ... | Archdeacon |
| Vladimir Balashov | ... | Piotr Volynetz | |
| Vsevolod Pudovkin | ... | Nikola, Simpleton Beggar | |
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Semyon Timoshenko | ... | Kaspar von Oldenbock, Livonian ambassador |
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Aleksandr Rumnev | ... | The Stranger (as Aleksandr Rumnyov) |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Pavel Massalsky | ... | Sigismond - King of Poland | |
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Yuri Pomerantsev | ||
| Ada Voytsik | ... | Elena Glinskaya | |
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Valentina Kuznetsova | ... | Smiling Woman in the Church (uncredited) |
| Sergey Stolyarov | ... | (uncredited) | |
Produced by
| Sergei Eisenstein | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Music by
| Sergei Prokofiev | ||
Cinematography by
| Andrey Moskvin | ... | (as Andrei Moskvin) |
| Eduard Tisse | ... | (exteriors) |
Editing by
| Sergei Eisenstein | ... | (as Sergei Eizenshtein) |
Production Design by
| Iosif Shpinel | ... | (as I. Shpinel) |
Art Direction by
| Sergei Eisenstein | ... | (as Sergei M. Eisenstein) |
Costume Design by
| Leonid Naumov | ... | (as L. Naumov) |
| Nadezhda Buzina | ... | (uncredited) |
Makeup Department
| E. Chakon | ... | assistant makeup artist |
| Vasili Goryunov | ... | makeup artist |
| Raisa Aranysheva | ... | make-up apprentice (uncredited) |
Production Management
| Aleksandrs Eiduss | ... | production administrator (as administrator) |
| I. Soluyanov | ... | production manager |
| Igor Vakar | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| I. Bir | ... | assistant director |
| B. Bunayev | ... | assistant director |
| Lev Indenbom | ... | assistant director (as L. Indenbom) |
| Valentina Kuznetsova | ... | assistant director |
| Boris Svechnikov | ... | assistant director |
| Muzhi Yuan | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Mikhail Dlugach | ... | poster artist |
| Sergei Eisenstein | ... | designer (as Sergei M. Eisenstein) |
| V. Lomov | ... | property master |
Sound Department
| Vladimir Bogdankevich | ... | sound (as V. Bogdankevich) |
| Boris Volsky | ... | sound (as B. Volsky) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Viktor Dombrovsky | ... | camera operator: second unit |
| F. Solonianov | ... | assistant camera |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Sergei Eisenstein | ... | designer (as Sergei M. Eisenstein) |
| I. Raizman | ... | costumes |
| M. Safonova | ... | costumes |
Editorial Department
| Esfir Tobak | ... | associate editor |
Music Department
| Vladimir Lugovskoy | ... | lyricist |
| Igor Lukovskiy | ... | composer: songs |
| Abram Stasevich | ... | conductor |
Additional Crew
| Charles Clement | ... | subtitler: USA - original release |
| Wolfgang Staudte | ... | German version |
| P. Tzvetkov | ... | consultant: religion (as Archbishop P. Tzvetkov) |
| Klaus Kinski | ... | voice dubbing: Pavel Kadochnikov (uncredited) |
| Joseph Stalin | ... | commissioned by (uncredited) |
