| Евгений Онегин Eugene Onegin | |
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| Directed by | Roman Tikhomirov |
| Screenplay by | Alexander Pushkin (novel in verse) Konstantin Shilovsky (libretto) Alexander Ivanovsky Roman Tikhomirov |
| Starring | Vadim Medvedev Igor Ozerov Ariadna Shengelaya |
| Music by | Pyotr Tchaikovsky |
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Running time | 108 minutes |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Language | Russian |
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.
The principal solo parts were performed by notable opera singers of the Bolshoi Theatre. Musical manager and conductor – Boris Khaykin.