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Mussorgsky (1950)
120 min | Biography, Drama

Mussorgsky (1950)

120 min | Biography, Drama

Saint Petersburg, 1858. A group of composers known as The Five meet at Balakirev's. Young Modest Mussorgsky, both a civil servant and a musician, has become a fixture there. He tells about the first opera he plans to compose. Then he goes ...See moreSaint Petersburg, 1858. A group of composers known as The Five meet at Balakirev's. Young Modest Mussorgsky, both a civil servant and a musician, has become a fixture there. He tells about the first opera he plans to compose. Then he goes to the country where he discovers the lowly conditions of the peasants and the bloody conflicts with the rich land owners. He works on Gogol's 'The Marriage', trying to render into music the natural accents of the play's naturalistic dialogue. But his efforts do not pan out. On the other hand, he starts writing his opera on the story of Boris Godunov. The Marinsky Theatre refuses to stage the work. The Five, and Mussorgsky among them, are libeled and the group starts disintegrating. When 'Boris Godunov' is finally performed in 1874, it is a popular success Written by Guy Bellinger See less

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21 cast members

Name	Known for
Aleksandr Borisov Modest Petrovich Moussorgsky Modest Petrovich Moussorgsky See fewer	Ivan Pavlov (1949)
Nikolay Cherkasov Stasov, the critic Stasov, the critic See fewer	Alexander Nevsky (1938)
Vladimir Balashov Mili A. Balakirev Mili A. Balakirev See fewer	Rimskiy-Korsakov (1953)
Yuri Leonidov Alexander Borodin Alexander Borodin See fewer	Adyutant ego prevoskhoditelstva (1970)
Andrei Popov Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov See fewer	Othello (1956)
Bruno Frejndlikh Cesar Cui Cesar Cui See fewer	Aleksandr Popov (1949)
Fyodor Nikitin Alexander Dargomyzhky Alexander Dargomyzhky See fewer	Ivan Pavlov (1949)
Lyubov Orlova Tatyana Platonova Tatyana Platonova See fewer	The Circus (1936)
Lidiya Shtykan Aleksandra Aleksandra See fewer	Dorogoy moy chelovek (1958)
Valentina Ushakova Nadeshda Nadeshda See fewer	Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears (1980)
Lidiya Sukharevskaya Actress Actress See fewer	Anna Karenina (1967)
Ivan Dmitriev Actor Actor See fewer	Vzryv zamedlennogo deystviya (1971)
Konstantin Adashevsky Actor Actor See fewer	Ya - aktrisa (1980)
V. Bezzubenko Actor Actor See fewer	Mussorgsky (1950)
Lev Fenin Actor Actor See fewer	Alexander Nevsky (1938)
Georgiy Georgiu Actor Actor See fewer	The Safety Match (1954)
Vladimir Morozov Melnikov Melnikov See fewer	Tsentrovoy iz podnebesya (1977)
Georgi Orlov Petrov Petrov See fewer	Granitsa (1935)
G. Shnigel Actor Actor See fewer	Mussorgsky (1950)
Vasili Sofronov Dormidont (as Vyacheslav Safronov) Dormidont (as Vyacheslav Safronov) See fewer	Vragi (1953)
Aleksandra Vasilyeva Mother Mussorgsky Mother Mussorgsky See fewer	Kara-bugaz (1935)