Prince Igor (1969)

Original title

Князь Игорь

Directed by

Roman Tikhomirov

Genre

drama film, adventure film, opera film, historical film

Country

Soviet Union

Runtime

1h 45m

Rating

3.0 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is a film adaptation of a Russian opera about a prince who leads a military campaign against an invading force. The story follows Prince Igor as he faces defeat and capture by a rival tribe.

operaticepicgrandhistoricalsombermusicalformaldramatic

What happens

Prince Igor (Russian: Князь Игорь, romanized: Knyaz Igor is a screen version of the eponymous opera by Alexander Borodin based on the epic poem "The Lay of Igor's Host". The film was directed by Roman Tikhomirov, and shot at the Lenfilm Studios in 1969. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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