Boris Godunov (1986 film)

Boris Godunov (Russian: Борис Годунов) is a 1986 drama film directed by and starring Sergei Bondarchuk. It is an adaptation of the 1825 play Boris Godunov, written by Alexander Pushkin. The picture was co-produced by the Soviet Union, Poland, Czechoslovakia, and West Germany. It was entered into the 1986 Cannes Film Festival.[1]

Boris Godunov
Film poster
Directed bySergei Bondarchuk
Written bySergei Bondarchuk
Alexander Pushkin
StarringSergei Bondarchuk
Alyona Bondarchuk
Music byVyacheslav Ovchinnikov
CinematographyVadim Yusov
Edited byLyudmila Sviridenko
Production
company
Mosfilm
Allianz Filmproduktion
Barrandov Studios
Zepoli Filmove
Release date
  • May 1986 (1986-05)
Running time
141 minutes
CountrySoviet Union, Poland, Czechoslovakia, West Germany
LanguageRussian, French

Plot

The action takes place in Russia and Poland as the 16th century ends and the 17th century begins. The reign of Boris Godunov is depicted, his son Feodor, and the coming to power of False Dmitry I. After the death of the feeble-minded Tsar Fedor Ivanovich, son of Ivan the Terrible, Boris Godunov takes the throne, by the decision of the Zemsky Sobor, with the help of intrigues, alliances and the arrangement of his sister Irina's marriage to Tsarevich Feodor, gains great influence and power in the court.

But suddenly there is a new contender for the throne – a man posing as Dmitri, the younger son of Ivan the Terrible, who officially died in Uglich in 1591. The pretender shows up in Poland and after he receives the support of Prince Vishnevetzky, Sandomierz voivode Mniszech and his daughter, the beautiful Marina, returns to Russia. Despite the fact that the church and Vasily Shuiski, who investigated the circumstances of the death of Dmitry, deny the authenticity of the prince, he on his way to Moscow. He is becoming increasingly popular among the people and is setting up to be a real threat to Tsar Boris. Who is he really – a daring adventurer, a true prince, or a ghost who has materialized to avenge a long-forgotten crime?

Cast

References
  1. "Festival de Cannes: Boris Godunov". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 10 July 2009.
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