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21/01/1954 Music, Drama 1h 50m
30
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Overview

Russian filmmaker Vera Stroyeva specialized in cinematic adaptations of famous operas. One of the most successful of these was her 1955 film version of Mussorgsky and Pushkin's Boris Godunov. Stroyeva's adaptation deftly streamlines the story of a Russian czar whose life is placed in jeopardy by a pretender to his throne. A. Pirogov sings the title role, while G. Nellep provides vocal and visual menace as the "False Dmitri". The use of a color process known as Magicolor adds just the right touch of theatrical artificiality to the pomp-and-splendor proceedings.

  1. Vera Stroyeva

    Director, Writer

  2. Nikolay Golovanov

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Aleksandr Pirogov

    Boris Godunov

  2. Nikandr Khanayev

    Vasili Shuysky

  3. Georgi Nelepp

    Grigori

  4. Maxim Mikhaylov

    Pimen

  5. Ivan Kozlovsky

    The Fool

  6. Larisa Avdeyeva

    Marina

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Full Cast & Crew

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Status
Released

Original Language
Russian

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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