"Relic"
I understand that this would have been consistent with the language used by that generation, due to its role in the medical profession, however as someone who has family members with Down Syndrome I took it very personally.
Boris Godunov
Praised for its fine photography and production design if not its narrative, Sergei Bondarchuk directed this adaptation of the tale by Alexander Pushkin. Boris Godunov came to the Czarist throne at the end of the 16th century, after the original heir to Ivan the Terrible had died. At first, things went well for Godunov (played by Bondarchuk), but when the Russian people began to believe he had killed Ivan the Terrible's son in order to gain the throne, an alliance sprang up against the new Czar. Events continued to spin out of control as a young monk was presented as the son Godunov had supposedly killed. Now he was openly accused of failing an assassination attempt, which seems to be even worse than succeeding. In addition to these woes, Boris Godunov began to suffer serious health problems. So much for the joys of kingship.
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Praised for its fine photography and production design if not its narrative, Sergei Bondarchuk directed this adaptation of the tale by Alexander Pushkin. Boris Godunov came to the Czarist throne at the end of the 16th century, after the original heir to Ivan the Terrible had died. At first, things went well for Godunov (played by Bondarchuk), but when the Russian people began to believe he had killed Ivan the Terrible's son in order to gain the throne, an alliance sprang up against the new Czar. Events continued to spin out of control as a young monk was presented as the son Godunov had supposedly killed. Now he was openly accused of failing an assassination attempt, which seems to be even worse than succeeding. In addition to these woes, Boris Godunov began to suffer serious health problems. So much for the joys of kingship.
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Genre:History, Drama
Written By:Sergei Bondarchuk
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Runtime:130 minutes
Studio:Mosfilm, Allianz Filmproduktion, Zepoli Filmove, Filmové studio Barrandov
Cast
Sergei Bondarchuk
Director
Sergei Bondarchuk
Boris Godunov
Alyona Bondarchuk
Tsarevna Kseniya
Georgi Burkov
Varlaam
Irina Skobtseva
Khozyaika Korchmi
Valeriy Storozhik
Kurbski
Boris Khimichev
Mosalski
Yuriy Sherstnyov
Karela
Vladimir Ferapontov
Khrushchov
Ivan Lapikov
Starik
Anatoliy Romashin
Vasili Shuisky
Anatoli Vasilyev
Petr Basmanov
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