''Siberian Lady Macbeth'' (Orig. ''Sibirska Ledi Magbet''), also translated as ''Fury Is a Woman'', is a 1962 film directed by

Andrzej Wajda Andrzej Witold Wajda (; 6 March 1926 – 9 October 2016) was a Polish film and theatre director. Recipient of an Honorary Oscar, the Palme d'Or, as well as Honorary Golden Lion and Honorary Golden Bear Awards, he was a prominent member of the "P ...

, based on the

novella A novella is a narrative prose fiction whose length is shorter than most novels, but longer than most novelettes and short stories. The English word ''novella'' derives from the Italian meaning a short story related to true (or apparently so) ...

'' Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District'' by

Nikolai Leskov Nikolai Semyonovich Leskov (; – ) was a Russian novelist, short-story writer, playwright, and journalist, who also wrote under the pseudonym M. Stebnitsky. Praised for his unique writing style and innovative experiments in form, and held ...

Cast

* Olivera Marković - Katerina Izmajlowa / Lady Macbeth *

Ljuba Tadić Ljubomir "Ljuba" Tadić ( sr-cyr, Љубомир Љуба Тадић; 31 May 1929 – 28 October 2005) was a Yugoslav actor who enjoyed a reputation as one of the greatest names in the history of former Yugoslav cinema. Biography He made his scr ...

- Sergei * Kapitalina Erić - cook * Bojan Stupica - Izmajlow * Miodrag Lazarević - Zinovij Izmailow * Branka Petrić - aunt

External links

From Wajda's site
* 1962 films 1960s Polish-language films Serbian-language films 1962 drama films Polish black-and-white films Films based on works by Nikolai Leskov Polish drama films 1962 multilingual films Polish multilingual films Yugoslav multilingual films Films directed by Andrzej Wajda Films set in Russia {{Poland-film-stub