Germany / Jan 01, 1992 / day and month unkown
Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk (1992)
Directed by Petr Weigl
1h 40minruntime
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Plot
A young woman, married to a wealthy man, but miserably lonely; trapped within a world ruled with an iron fist. Katerina is driven by a lust for life and for love. Her husband, though, is impotent; her father-in-law a tyrant. No wonder, then, that she longs to free herself from this yoke. When Sergei starts work on the family estate, she sees in him a chance for salvation. However, their subsequent affair marks the beginning of a descent into crime.
Main cast
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| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Werner Krenn | Sinowi (singing voice) |
| Eva Šlosárová | Axinija |
| Taru Valjakka | Axinija (singing voice) |
| Stanislav Zindulka | Schäbiger Mann |
| Robert Tear | Schäbiger Mann (singing voice) |
| Václav Sloup | Hausknecht |
| Steven Emmerson | Hausknecht (singing voice) |
| Jan Skopeček | Mühlenarbeiter |
| Leslie Fyson | Mühlenarbeiter (singing voice) |
| Jiří Pomeje | Kutscher |
| Colin Appleton | Kutscher (singing voice) |
| Miroslav Moravec | Pope |
| Leonard Mroz | Pope (singing voice) |
| Jan Vlasák | Polizeichef |
| Oliver Broome | Polizeichef (singing voice) |
| Karel Hlušička | Wächter |
| David Beavan | Wächter (singing voice) |
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| Soňa Valentová | Sonjetka |
| Birgit Finnilä | Sonjetka (singing voice) |
| Přemysl Kočí | Alter Zwangsarbeiter |
| Alexander Malta | Alter Zwangsarbeiter (singing voice) |
| Tomáš Valík | Sergeant |
| Aage Haugland | Sergeant (singing voice) |
| London Philharmonic Orchestra | |
| Ambrosian Opera Chorus |
Genres
DramaMusic
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Lady Macbeth von Mzensk |
| Original language | Pусский (RU) |
| Spoken languages | Pусский |
| Production countries | Germany |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | TV 2000, Krátký film Praha, Zweite Medienfonds GFP, ARTE |
| Release date | 1 gennaio 1992 |
| Production | Hans-Günther Herbertz, Evelyn Paulmann |
| Writer | Nikolai Leskov, Alexander Preis, Petr Weigl |
| Editing | Karel Kohout |
| Cinematography | Petr Hojda |
| Assistant directors | Dušan Vodák, Tomáš Zelenka, Petr Weigl |
| Camera operators | Petr Hojda |
| Additional photography | Petr Hojda |
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| Production design | Libor Fránek |
| Art direction | Libor Fránek |
| Set decoration | Libor Fránek |
| Music | Dmitri Shostakovich, Zdeněk Taubler, Mstislav Rostropovich |
| Sound | Zdeněk Taubler, Mstislav Rostropovich, Dmitri Shostakovich |
| Costume design | Josef Jelínek, Miloslav Jandera, Josef Lojík, Eva Ungrová-Malíková |
| Makeup | Miloslav Jandera, Josef Lojík, Eva Ungrová-Malíková, Josef Jelínek |
| Hairstyling | Josef Jelínek, Miloslav Jandera, Josef Lojík, Eva Ungrová-Malíková |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Physical media
United States / Jul 20, 1999 / DVD premiere
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