The Legend of Princess Olga

1984

2h 15m

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The film is a poetic adaptation of a series of stories (oral and written) about Princess Olha of Kyivan Rus' (Ukraine-Rusʹ) at the start of the 11th century. Inspired by chronicles and folk legends this is a story of a common girl Olha who married Prince Ihor and became his successor on the throne after his murder and one of the most remarkable political leaders in early medieval European history. She converted to Christianity and brought her realm into Europe.

Writers

Yurii Illienko(writer by)
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Liudmyla Yefymenko
Princess Olha
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Les Serdyuk
Prince Svyatoslav
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Ivan Mykolaichuk
Volodymyr I Svyatoslavych
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Ivan Ivanov
Volodymyr young
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Kostiantyn Stepankov
Voivode Sveneld
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Dmitriy Mirgorodskiy
Greek Arefa, a monk
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Nikolay Olyalin
Oleh the Wise, Prince of Kyiv
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Oleksandr Denysenko
Prince Ihor, Olha's husband, Svyatoslav's father
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Viktor Demertash
Prince Mal of the Drevlians
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Pylyp Illienko
Prince Svyatoslav young
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Yuriy Dubrovin
man "Tree-cloud"
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Mikhail Golubovich
mute stable boy
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Ivan Savkin
Governor of Novhorod
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Svetlana Romashko
housekeeper Malusha
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Heorhiy Morozyuk
messenger Vivera
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Viktor Panchenko
the envoy of the Drevlians

Writers

Yurii Illienko(writer by)

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Release date

February 27, 1984 (United States)

Country of origin

Soviet Union

Language

Russian

Production company

Dovzhenko Film Studios

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