History ·Drama · Soviet Union · 1984 · 2h 15m

The Legend of Princess Olga

Легенда о княгине Ольге

Director

Cast

Lyudmila Efimenko as Princess Olha Les Serdyuk as Prince Svyatoslav Ivan Mykolaichuk as Volodymyr I Svyatoslavych Ivan Ivanov as Volodymyr young Kostiantyn Stepankov as Voivode Sveneld Ivan Havryliuk as Rus

Crew

Vilen Kalyuta — Director of Photography Yevhen Stankovych — Original Music Composer Yurii Illienko — Writer Nikolay Vesna — Producer Vasiliy Sofronov — Production Design Vasyl Bezkrovnyi — Production Design

Synopsis

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.

Key Collaborators

Yurii Illienko Director Vilen Kalyuta Director of Photography Yevhen Stankovych Original Music Composer Yurii Illienko Writer Nikolay Vesna Producer Vasiliy Sofronov Production Design Vasyl Bezkrovnyi Production Design Irina Boichuk Costume Design

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