Borys Hodunov (1987)

Original title

Boris Godunov

Directed by

Boris Nebieridze

Genre

musical film

Country

Soviet Union

Rating

5.0 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is a film adaptation of Modest Mussorgsky's opera about the Russian tsar Boris Godunov. It follows his rise to power and the guilt and political turmoil that follow. The story is set in late 16th century Russia.

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What happens

Борис Годунов — советский художественный музыкальный фильм, снятый на киностудии «Укртелефильм» в 1987 году. Экранизация одноимённой оперы М. П. Мусоргского. Фильм снимался в Суздале. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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