Cast & Crew
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Vera Stroyeva
Director
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Zoya Moryakova
VFX Artist
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Nikolay Zvonaryov
VFX Artist
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Nikolai Renkov
Visual Effects Camera
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Vladimir Nikolayev
Director of Photography
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Viktor Zorin
Sound Director
Movie Details
Original Language:Russian
Boris Godunov
Audience Score
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.
DirectorVera Stroyeva
