Boris Godunov (1954 film)

1954 film

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

Boris Godunov (Russian: Борис Годунов) is a 1954 Soviet drama film directed by Vera Stroyeva, based on the 1874 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]

Cast

v t e Boris Godunov by Alexander Pushkin (1825)
Characters	Boris Godunov Feodor II of Russia Tsarevna Xenia Borisovna of Russia Vasili IV False Dmitriy I Patriarch Job of Moscow Kurbsky Jerzy Mniszech Marina Mniszech
Films	Boris Godunov (1954) Boris Godunov (1986) Boris Godunov (1989) Boris Godunov (2011)
Operas	Boris Godunov (1872 opera) Opera discography

Operas

Salammbô (1866) Zhenitba (1868) Boris Godunov (1872) Mlada (1872) Khovanshchina (1880) The Fair at Sorochyntsi (1880)
Film adaptations	Boris Godunov (1954 film) Khovanshchina (1959 film) Boris Godunov (1989 film)

Orchestral

Piano

Vocal

The Destruction of Sennacherib (1867) The Nursery (1872) Sunless (1874) Songs and Dances of Death (1877)
Songs	"Night" (1864) "The Song of the Flea" (1879)

Namesakes

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