Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk 1992 Directed by Petr Weigl Lady Macbeth von Mzensk

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.

Country Russia
Production Country Germany
Language Russian
Spoken Language Russian
Release Date 1 January 1992
100 mins
Cast
Galina Vishnevskaya Kateřina (singing voice)
Nicolai Gedda Sergei (singing voice)
Dimiter Petkov Boris (singing voice)
Werner Krenn Sinowi (singing voice)
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)
Leonard Mroz Pope (singing voice)
Jan Vlasák Polizeichef
Oliver Broome Polizeichef (singing voice)
David Beavan Wächter (singing voice)
Birgit Finnilä Sonjetka (singing voice)
Přemysl Kočí Alter Zwangsarbeiter
Alexander Malta Alter Zwangsarbeiter (singing voice)
Tomáš Valík Sergeant
Aage Haugland Sergeant (singing voice)