1954-01-21 3/10
Overview
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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.
Director : Vera Stroyeva
Writer : Vera Stroyeva, Nikolay Golovanov
Cast
Aleksandr Pirogov
Nikandr Khanayev
Georgi Nelepp
Maxim Mikhaylov
Ivan Kozlovsky
Larisa Avdeyeva