Khovanshchina (Russian: Хованщина) is a 1959 Soviet musical drama film, released the following year, directed by Vera Stroyeva and based on the eponymous opera by 19th-century Russian composer Modest Mussorgsky. For his adaptation of Mussorgsky's score, Dmitri Shostakovich was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Scoring of a Musical Picture. The music was conducted by Yevgeny Svetlanov.

Khovanshchina
Хованщина
Directed byVera Stroyeva
Written byAnna Abramova
Dmitri Shostakovich
StarringAleksei Krivchenya
Anton Grigoriev
Yevgeny Kibkalo
Mark Reizen
CinematographyV.V. Dombrovsky
Music byModest Mussorgsky
(Adapted by Dmitri Shostakovich)
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Distributed byArtkino Pictures (United States)
Release date
  • 1960 (1960)
Running time
124 minutes
CountrySoviet Union
LanguageRussian

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References

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  1. ^ Maya Plisetskaya (2001). I, Maya Plisetskaya. Yale University Press. p. 188. ISBN 978-0-300-08857-1. Vera Stroyeva.
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