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.
Cast
Crew
Modeste Moussorgsky
Opera, Music
Vera Stroyeva
Director, Writer
Nikolay Golovanov
Writer
Vladimir Nikolayev
Director of Photography
Pyotr Kiselyov
Production Design
Yevgeni Serganov
Production Design
Nikolai Renkov
Visual Effects Camera
Viktor Zorin
Sound Director
Zoya Moryakova
VFX Artist
Nikolay Zvonaryov
VFX Artist
