---
title: 'Khovanshchina (1959)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Vera Stroyeva'
released: '1959-11-14'
runtime_minutes: 124
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Music'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'Soviet Union'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/khovanshchina-1959'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055046/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Khovanshchina (1959)

1959 · 124 min · Drama, Music, History · Soviet Union

Original title: Хованщина

## Synopsis

Khovanshchina is a 1959 Soviet musical drama film, 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Vera Stroyeva](https://cinepixo.com/people/vera-stroyeva)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky](https://cinepixo.com/people/modest-petrovich-mussorgsky)

## Cast

- [Mark Reizen](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-reizen)

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