Dreflix: Great Russian Composers

Great Russian Composers

These biographical drama documentaries explore the lives and careers of Mussorgsky, Tchaikovsky, Scriabin, Rimsky-Korsakov, Rachmaninov and Chaliapin.

1993

Documentary·Music

2h 40min

Top Billed Cast

Fyodor Chaliapin

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