The Assassin of the Tsar

The Assassin of the Tsar
Russian poster
Directed byKaren Shakhnazarov
Written byAleksandr Borodyansky
Karen Shakhnazarov
StarringOleg Yankovsky
Malcolm McDowell
Armen Dzhigarkhanyan
CinematographyNikolay Nemolyaev
Music byJohn Altman
Production
company
Mosfilm (USSR)
Release date
  • 1991 (1991) (1993 in UK)
Running time
98 minutes
CountriesSoviet Union, United Kingdom
LanguageRussian (English)
Budget£3.37 million

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.