Boris Godunov (1954 film)

Boris Godunov (Russian: Борис Годунов) is a 1954 Soviet drama film directed by Vera Stroyeva, based on the 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]

Boris Godunov
Film poster
Directed by	Vera Stroyeva
Produced by	Mosfilm
Written by	Alexander Pushkin (play) Nikolai Golovanov Vera Stroyeva
Starring	Alexander Pirogov
Music by	Modest Mussorgsky
Cinematography	Vladimir Nikolayev Sergei Poluyanov
Edited by	Yekaterina Ovsyannikova
Release date	1954 (1954)
Running time	110 minutes
Country	Soviet Union
Language	Russian

Cast

• Alexander Pirogov as Boris Godunov
• Nikandr Khanayev as Vasili Shuysky
• Georgii Nelepp as Grigori, the False Dmitri
• Maxim Mikhailov as Pimen, a monk
• Ivan Kozlovsky as The Fool
• Aleksej Krivchenya as Varlaam
• Venyamin Shevtsov as Misala, a monk
• A. Turchina as Innkeeper's wife
• Larisa Avdeyeva as Marina

References

1. Jay Leyda (1960). Kino: A History of the Russian and Soviet Film. George Allen & Unwin. p. 402.
2. "Festival de Cannes: Boris Godunov". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 24 July 2009.

External links

• Boris Godunov on IMDb