Ivan Vasilyevich Changes His Profession

1h 28m · 1973 · Directed by Leonid Gaidai · 4.0 / 5 on Letterboxd

Ivan Vasilyevich Changes His Profession (1973) runs 1h 28m, directed by Leonid Gaidai. It is one of 3,647 films in the 100 Minute Movies catalog — every one rated 3.0 or higher by Letterboxd members and short enough to finish in an evening.

A scientist builds a time machine and accidentally sends his apartment complex manager and a petty burglar to 16th century Moscow, while Tsar Ivan the Terrible travels to 1973.

Genres: Comedy, Science Fiction

No US streaming listed when we last checked (9 July 2026). Availability changes often.