Mozart and Salieri (1962)
Film version of the Rimsky Korsakov opera from the Pushkin story. Motsart i Salyeri (Mozart and Salieri), based on a legend that Salieri poisoned Mozart, meditates on the nature of creativity while introducing, in brilliantly compressed speeches, what was to be one of the important Russian themes—metaphysical rebellion against God.
Director: Vladimir Gorikker
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Pyotr Glebov as Salieri |
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Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy as Mozart |
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Sergey Lemeshev as Mozart |
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Aleksandr Pirogov as Salieri |
| Sound | Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Alexander Pushkin | Original Story |
| Directing | Vladimir Gorikker | Director |