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Boris Godunov

Praised for its fine photography and production design if not its narrative, Sergei Bondarchuk directed this adaptation of the tale by Alexander Pushkin. Boris Godunov came to the Czarist throne at the end of the 16th century, after the original heir to Ivan the Terrible had died. At first, things went well for Godunov (played by Bondarchuk), but when the Russian people began to believe he had killed Ivan the Terrible's son in order to gain the throne, an alliance sprang up against the new Czar. Events continued to spin out of control as a young monk was presented as the son Godunov had supposedly killed. Now he was openly accused of failing an assassination attempt, which seems to be even worse than succeeding. In addition to these woes, Boris Godunov began to suffer serious health problems. So much for the joys of kingship.

1986 |2h 10m |  History, Drama

Cast

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Alena Bondarchuk

Tsarevna Kseniya

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Georgi Burkov

Varlaam

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Irina Skobtseva

Khozyaika Korchmi

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Valeriy Storozhik

Kurbski

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Boris Khimichev

Mosalski

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Yuriy Sherstnyov

Karela

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Vladimir Ferapontov

Khrushchov

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Ivan Lapikov

Starik

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Anatoliy Romashin

Vasili Shuisky

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Anatoli Vasilyev

Petr Basmanov

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Evgeniy Samoylov

Pimen

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Roman Filippov

Patriarch

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Vasili Funtikov

gorozhanin na kryshe sobora

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Alexandr Tolubaev

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Viktor Yakovlev

Vasily Shchelkanov

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Kira Golovko

Mamka Kseni

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Yuri Lazarev

Gavrila Pushkin

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Vladimir Sedov

Afanasi Pushkin

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Vadim Aleksandrov

Misael

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Lyudmila Korshakova

Tsaritsa Mariya

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Marian Dziędziel

Adam Vishnyevetski

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Vladimir Novikov

Semyon Godunov

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Aleksandr Titorenko

Marzheret

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Viktor Smirnov

Rozhnov

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Valeriy Sheptekita

Father Superior of Chudov Monastery

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Galina Dyomina

Old Woman

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Aleksandr Sayko

Second policeman

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Władysław Komar

Sobansky

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Aleksandr Solovyov

Grigori Otrepyev

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Adrianna Biedrzyńska

Marina Mnishek

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Vladislav Bush

The Boyar

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Status

Released

Language

Russian

Budget

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