Rimsky-Korsakov (film)
Rimsky-Korsakov () is a 1953 Soviet biopic directed by Gennadi Kazansky and Grigori Roshal and starring Grigori Belov, Nikolai Cherkasov and Aleksandr Borisov. The film portrays the life of the Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. The film was shot in Sovcolor. Cast Grigori Belov as Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Nikolai Cherkasov as Vladimir Stasov Aleksandr Borisov as Savva Mamontov Liliya Gritsenko as Nadezhda Zabela-Vrubel Viktor Khokhryakov as Alexander Glazunov Anatoliy Kuznetsov as Anatoly Lyadov Lidiya Sukharevskaya as Rimskaya-Korsakova Aleksandr Ognivtsev as Feodor Chaliapin Boris Kokovkin as Valentin Serov Sergei Kurilov as Mikhail Vrubel Lidiya Dranovskaya as Almazova Anatoli Verbitsky as Mikhailov Tatyana Lennikova as Lebedeva Agasi Babayan as Daryan Bruno Freindlich as Ramensky Vladimir Balashov as Sergei Diaghilev Fyodor Nikitin as The Grand Duke Yevgeni Lebedev as Kashchey in Kashchey the Deathless opera See also Sadko is a film also from 1953 that adapts Rimsky-Korsakov's opera. References Bibliography Mitchell, Charles P. The Great Composers Portrayed on Film, 1913 Through 2002. McFarland & Company, 2004. External links 1950s biographical drama films Soviet biographical drama films Russian biographical drama films Films about classical music and musicians Films about composers 1950s Russian-language films Films directed by Grigori Roshal Films directed by Gennadi Kazansky Films set in the 19th century Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Films scored by Georgy Sviridov