Boris Godunov

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 21, 1954

Original language

Russian

Spoken languages

Russian

Cast

Aleksandr Pirogov,Nikandr Khanayev,Georgi Nelepp,Maxim Mikhaylov,Ivan Kozlovsky,Larisa Avdeyeva

Director

Vera Stroyeva

Writer

Vera Stroyeva,Nikolay Golovanov,Modeste Moussorgsky

Cinematography

Vladimir Nikolayev

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0052642