Eugene Onegin (1959 film)

Eugene Onegin (Russian: Евгений Онегин, romanized: Yevgeni Onegin) is 1959 Soviet opera film, produced by Lenfilm Studio, directed by Roman Tikhomirov, starring Vadim Medvedev, Igor Ozerov and Ariadna Shengelaya. The film is a screen version of the famous 1879 opera Eugene Onegin by Pyotr Tchaikovsky based on the 1825-1832 novel in verse by Alexander Pushkin.

Евгений Онегин
Eugene Onegin
Directed byRoman Tikhomirov
Screenplay byAlexander Pushkin (novel in verse)
Konstantin Shilovsky (libretto)
Alexander Ivanovsky
Roman Tikhomirov
StarringVadim Medvedev
Igor Ozerov
Ariadna Shengelaya
Music byPyotr Tchaikovsky
Production
company
Lenfilm Studio
Release dates
  • 8 March 1959 (1959-03-08) (USSR)
  • 13 September 1959 (1959-09-13) (U.S.)
Running time
108 minutes
CountrySoviet Union
LanguageRussian

The principal solo parts were performed by notable opera singers of the Bolshoi Theatre. Musical manager and conductor – Boris Khaykin.

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