Boris Godunov (1989 film)
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| 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)
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