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The Legend of Princess Olga

67 %|Feb 27, 1984|History, Drama

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.

Featured Crew

Yurii Illienko
Writer
Yurii Illienko
Director
Vilen Kalyuta
Camera Operator
Yevhen Stankovych
Original Music Composer

Cast

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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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Mykhaylo Holubovych
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
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Viktor Malyarevych
Prince's man-at-arms
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Kostiantyn Stepankov Jr.
Prince's man-at-arms