Katerina Izmailova
1966, Russian. Directed by Mikhail Shapiro.
Katerina Izmailova is a filmization of Dmitry Shostakovich's long-suppressed 1936 opera. Galina Vishnevskaya stars as Katerina, a bored 19th century farm wife. At the behest of her grungy lover, Katerina murders her husband and her father-in-law. She and her new beau are both sent to Siberia, where the lover almost immediately takes up with a younger woman. Banned by Stalin for its bleak portrait of Soviet life, Katerina Izmailova was not given a Russian staging for over 40 years; its Metropolitan Opera debut did not occur until 1994.
- Runtime
- 1h 58m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Russian
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Cast & crew
- Mikhail ShapiroDirector
- Galina VishnevskayaKaterina Izmailova
- Artyom InozemtsevSergey
- Nikolai BoyarskyZinoviy Borisovich
- Aleksandr SokolovBoris Timofeyevich
- Roman TkachukVillage Drunk
- Tatyana GavrilovaSonetka
- Vera TitovaCast
- Lyubov MalinovskayaCast
- Konstantin AdashevskyPriest
- Igor BogolyubovCast
- Konstantin TyagunovCast
- Vladimir KochurikhinCast
Details
- Released
- 19 November 1966
- Original title
- Катерина Измайлова
- Country
- Soviet Union
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What Katerina Izmailova is based on
Katerina Izmailova is based on Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District (1865) by Nikolai Leskov.
1865
Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District
By Nikolai Leskov
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Katerina Izmailova runs 118 minutes (1h 58m).
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Katerina Izmailova isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 19 November 1966. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
What movies are like Katerina Izmailova?
If you liked Katerina Izmailova, try Grace Unplugged, Too Late Blues, Wild Style.
Who directed Katerina Izmailova?
Katerina Izmailova (1966) was directed by Mikhail Shapiro and stars Galina Vishnevskaya, Artyom Inozemtsev, Nikolai Boyarsky.
What is Katerina Izmailova based on?
Katerina Izmailova is based on Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District (1865) by Nikolai Leskov.