Mussorgsky
Мусоргский
Synopsis
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 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.
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Aleksandr Borisov
Modest Petrovich Moussorgsky
Nikolai Cherkasov
Vladimir Stasov
Vladimir Balashov
Mily Balakirev
Yuri Leonidov
Alexander Borodin
Andrei Popov
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Bruno Frejndlikh
Cesar Cui
Fyodor Nikitin
Alexander Dargomyzhky
Lyubov Orlova
Yuliya Platonova
Lidiya Shtykan
Aleksandra
Valentina Ushakova
Nadezhda
Lidiya Sukharevskaya
Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna
Oleksandra Vasylieva
Mussorgsky's mother
Vasili Sofronov
Dormidont Ivanovich
Konstantin Adashevsky
Rzhevsky
Lev Fenin
Kartsev
Grigoriy Shpigel
von Metz
Georgi Georgiu
Gagin
Rem Lebedev
Ilya Repin
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Grigoriy Roshal
- Screenplay & Story
- Grigoriy Roshal, Anna Abramova
- Original Score
- Dmitri Kabalevsky
- Original Title
- Мусоргский
- Country of Origin
- Soviet Union
- Spoken Languages
- Russian
- Runtime
- 2h 0m
- Production Studios
- Lenfilm
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Grigoriy Roshal
Grigoriy Roshal, Anna Abramova
Dmitri Kabalevsky
Lev Sokolsky, Moisey Magid
Valentina Mironova
Ivan Provotorov
Department Leadership Roster
Grigoriy Roshal
Director
Dmitri Kabalevsky
Original Music Composer
Lev Sokolsky
Director of Photography
Moisey Magid
Director of Photography
Grigoriy Roshal
Writer
Anna Abramova
Writer
Nikolai Suvorov
Production Design
Abram Veksler
Production Design
Yevgenia Slovtsova
Costume Design
Valentina Mironova
Editor
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Frequently Asked Questions About Mussorgsky
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What is Mussorgsky about?
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 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.
Who directed Mussorgsky?
Mussorgsky was directed by Grigoriy Roshal.
Who stars in Mussorgsky?
The principal cast of Mussorgsky includes Aleksandr Borisov, Nikolai Cherkasov, Vladimir Balashov, Yuri Leonidov, Andrei Popov.
When was Mussorgsky released and how long is it?
Mussorgsky was released in 1950 with a total runtime of 2h 0m.
Who composed the musical score for Mussorgsky?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Mussorgsky was composed by Dmitri Kabalevsky.