Boris Godunov (1989 film)

Boris Godunov
File:BorisGodounov.jpg Official poster
Directed by	Andrzej Zulawski
Written by	Modest Mussorgsky Andrzej Zulawski
Produced by	Daniel Toscan du Plantier Claude Abeille
Starring	Ruggero Raimondi Kenneth Riegel Pavel Slaby Delphine Forest
Cinematography	Andrzej Jaroszewicz Pierre-Laurent Chénieux
Edited by	Marie-Sophie Dubus (II)
Music by	Modest Mussorgsky
Distributed by	France: UGC Netherlands: NFM/IAF Erato Records (soundtrack album)
Release date	1 January 1989
Running time	117 minutes
Countries	France Spain Yugoslavia
Language	Russian

Boris Godounov (aka Boris Godunov) is a 1989 film based on the opera of the same name by Modest Mussorgsky, but also the play of Alexander Pushkin.

The film features the original 1872 Mussorgsky's score, although with significant cuts.

Synopsis

Chamberlain of Ivan the Terrible, Boris Godounov is after the Tsar's death regent of Feodor I, before becoming the Tsar of Russia himself.

Cast

• Ruggero Raimondi as Boris Godunov
• Kenneth Riegel as Prince Chouisky
• Pavel Slaby as Grigory/Dimitri—The Innocent
• Bernard Lefort/Paul Plishka as Pimene
• Delphine Forest/Galina Vishnevskaya as Marina Mnichek
• Romuald Tesarowicz as Varlaam, the hermit
• Washington Symphony Orchestra (conducted by Mstislav Rostropovich)

References

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External links

• Boris Godounov at IMDb