Boris Godunov (1954 film)
| Boris Godunov | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Vera Stroyeva |
| Written by | Alexander Pushkin (play) Nikolai Golovanov Vera Stroyeva |
| Produced by | Mosfilm |
| Starring | Alexander Pirogov |
| Cinematography | Vladimir Nikolayev Sergei Poluyanov |
| Edited by | Yekaterina Ovsyannikova |
| Music by | Modest Mussorgsky |
Release date |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Language | Russian |
Boris Godunov (
drama film directed by Vera Stroyeva, based on the 1874 opera of the same name by Modest Mussorgsky and the 1825 play by Alexander Pushkin, which tells the epic story of Tsar Boris Godunov, who reigned over Russia between 1598 and 1605.[1] It was screened out of competition at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival.[2]
Cast
- Alexander Pirogov as Boris Godunov
- Nikandr Khanayev as Vasili Shuysky
- False Dmitri
- Maxim Mikhailov as Pimen, a monk
- Fool
- Aleksej Krivchenya as Varlaam
- Venyamin Shevtsov as Misala, a monk
- A. Turchina as Innkeeper's wife
- Larisa Avdeyeva as Marina
References
- ^ Jay Leyda (1960). Kino: A History of the Russian and Soviet Film. George Allen & Unwin. p. 402.
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Boris Godunov". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 24 July 2009.
External links
- Boris Godunov at IMDb
