Rimsky-Korsakov (film)
Rimsky-Korsakov (Russian: Римский-Корсаков) is a 1953 Soviet biopic directed by Gennadi Kazansky and Grigori Roshal and starring Grigori Belov, Nikolai Cherkasov and Aleksandr Borisov. The film portrays the life of the Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov.[1] The film was shot in Sovcolor.
| Rimsky-Korsakov | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Gennadi Kazansky Grigori Roshal |
| Written by | Anna Abramova Grigori Roshal |
| Starring | Grigori Belov Nikolai Cherkasov Aleksandr Borisov Liliya Gritsenko |
| Music by | Georgy Sviridov |
| Cinematography | Mikhail Magid Lev Sokolsky |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Sovexport |
Release date |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Language | Russian |
CastEdit
- Grigori Belov as Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
- Nikolai Cherkasov as Vladimir Stasov
- Aleksandr Borisov as Savva Mamontov
- Liliya Gritsenko as Nadezhda Zabela-Vrubel
- Viktor Khokhryakov as Alexander Glazunov
- Anatoliy Kuznetsov as Anatoly Lyadov
- Lidiya Sukharevskaya as Rimskaya-Korsakova
- Aleksandr Ognivtsev as Feodor Chaliapin
- Boris Kokovkin as Valentin Serov
- Sergei Kurilov as Mikhail Vrubel
- Lidiya Dranovskaya as Almazova
- Anatoli Verbitsky as Mikhailov
- Tatyana Lennikova as Lebedeva
- Agasi Babayan as Daryan
- Bruno Freindlich as Ramensky
- Vladimir Balashov as Sergei Diaghilev
- Fyodor Nikitin as The Grand Duke
- Yevgeni Lebedev as Kashchey in Kashchey the Deathless opera
See alsoEdit
- Sadko is a film also from 1953 that adapts Rimsky-Korsakov's opera.
ReferencesEdit
- ^ Mitchell p.183
BibliographyEdit
- Mitchell, Charles P. The Great Composers Portrayed on Film, 1913 Through 2002. McFarland & Company, 2004.
External linksEdit
| External video | |
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 Rimsky-Korsakov released by the Lenfilm YouTube channel |
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