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.
Stars: Aleksandr Pirogov, Nikandr Khanayev
Crew: Vera Stroyeva (Director), Zoya Moryakova (VFX Artist), Nikolay Zvonaryov (VFX Artist), Nikolai Renkov (Visual Effects Camera)
Country: Soviet Union
Language: Pусский
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Runtime: 110 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Jan 21, 1954
IMDb: 8.8
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