| Khovanshchina Хованщина |
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|---|---|
| Directed by | Vera Stroyeva |
| Written by | Anna Abramova Dmitri Shostakovich |
| Starring | Mark Reizen Aleksej Krivchenya Anton Grigoryev |
| Music by | Modest Mussorgsky |
| Cinematography | V.V. Dombrovsky |
| Distributed by | Artkino Pictures (United States) |
| Release date(s) | 1960 |
| Running time | 124 minutes |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Language | Russian |
Khovanshchina (Russian: Хованщина) is a 1960 Soviet film directed by Vera Stroyeva and based on the eponymous opera by 19th-century Russian composer Modest Mussorgsky.
Dmitri Shostakovich was nominated for an Academy Award for Scoring of a Musical Picture for his work on this film. The music was conducted by Evgeny Svetlanov.