Click here to visit our new site --> CafeDVD 2.0 (1961) Rating: Starring: Alexei Krivchenya, Anton Grigoryev, Albert Maslennikov, Kira Leonova Director: Vera Stroyeva Category: Foreign, Russian, Music & Musicals , Eastern European, Classical Music , Opera & Operetta Studio: Subtitles: Length:     The 1961 film 'Khovanshchina' is based on Modest Mussorgsky's opera and dramatizes the political and religious turmoil in late 17th-century Russia, focusing on the power struggles between various factions including the Streltsy guards, the rebellion led by Prince Ivan Khovansky, and the rise of Peter the Great. The film captures the intense conflicts and cultural transitions of the era.