Shurik has built a time machine in his apartment. When it accidentally sends the apartment manager and a thief to the tsar's palace during Ivan the Terrible's reign, and the Tsar finds himself in modern Moscow, things get interesting.

Based on the play: Ivan Vasilʹevich by Mikhail Bulʹgakov. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1973. Special features: Interviews with actors, Yury Yakovlev, Vladimir Etush; Reminiscences about Director Leonid Gaiday; Footage from "Ivan the Terrible" by S. Eisenstein; Mikhail Bulgakov's biography; Cast and crew filmographies; Coming soon titles. "Best Comedies"--Container.