Boris Godunov
Борис Годунов
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.
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Marian Dziędziel
as Adam Vishnyevetski
Alyona Bondarchuk
as Tsarevna Kseniya
Boris Khimichev
as Mosalski
Evgeniy Samoylov
as Pimen
Fyodor Bondarchuk
as Tsarevitch Fyodor
Vadim Aleksandrov
as Misael
Vladimir Novikov
as Semyon Godunov
Władysław Komar
as Sobansky
Viktor Yakovlev
as Vasily Shchelkanov
Kira Golovko
as Mamka Kseni
Viktor Smirnov
as Rozhnov
Alexandr Tolubaev
Vladimir Sedov
as Afanasi Pushkin
Valeriy Sheptekita
as Father Superior of Chudov Monastery
Nikolay Yerofeyev
as First policeman
Roman Filippov
as Patriarch
Galina Dyomina
as Old Woman
Vyacheslav Butenko
as Ivan Vorotynski
Georgi Burkov
as Varlaam
Ivan Lapikov
as Starik
Anatoliy Romashin
as Vasili Shuisky
Yuri Lazarev
as Gavrila Pushkin
Aleksandr Titorenko
as Marzheret
Aleksandr Solovyov
as Grigori Otrepyev
Adrianna Biedrzyńska
as Marina Mnishek
Sergey Bondarchuk
as Boris Godunov
Anatoli Vasilyev
as Petr Basmanov
Vasili Funtikov
as gorozhanin na kryshe sobora
Aleksandr Sayko
as Second policeman
Olegar Fedoro
as Polish horseman
Vladislav Bush
as The Boyar
Valeriy Storozhik
as Kurbski
Vladimir Ferapontov
as Khrushchov
Irina Skobtseva
as Khozyaika Korchmi
Yuriy Sherstnyov
as Karela
Lyudmila Korshakova
as Tsaritsa Mariya
