May Nights
| May Nights | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Directed by | Aleksandr Rou |
| Written by |
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (libretto) Nikolai Gogol (play) Konstantin Isaev |
| Starring |
Nikolai Dosenko Tatyana Konyukhova Aleksandr Khvylya |
| Music by | S. Potochkii |
| Cinematography | Gavriil Egiazarov |
Production company | |
Release dates | 1952 |
Running time | 61 minutes |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Language | Russian |
May Nights (Russian: Майская ночь, или Утопленница, translit. Maiskaya noch, ili utoplennitsa) is a 1952 Soviet comedy film directed by Aleksandr Rou and starring Nikolai Dosenko, Tatyana Konyukhova and Aleksandr Khvylya.[1] It is based on Nikolai Gogol's May Night, or the Drowned Maiden and the subsequent opera version by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov.
Cast
- Nikolai Dosenko as Levko Makogonenko
- Tatyana Konyukhova as Hanna Petrichenkova
- Aleksandr Khvylya as Evtukh Makogonenko, village leader
- Liliya Yudina as The Officer's Daughter
- Galina Grigoreva as The Witch-Stepmother
- Georgiy Millyar as The Village Clerk
- E. Cheoarskaya as Evtukh's Sister-in-law
- Aleksandr Zhukov as Karpo, a villager
- G. Nelidov as A Beekeeper
- Anton Dunajsky as A Distiller
- Vasili Bokarev
- Georgi Gumilevsky
References
- ↑ Rollberg p.314
Bibliography
- Rollberg, Peter. Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2008.
External links
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