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The Legend of Princess Olga (1984)

Genre : History, Drama

Runtime : 2H 15M

Director : Yurii Illienko

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.

Actors

Lyudmila Yefymenko
Lyudmila Yefymenko
Princess Olha
Les Serdyuk
Les Serdyuk
Prince Svyatoslav
Ivan Mykolaichuk
Ivan Mykolaichuk
Volodymyr I Svyatoslavych
Konstantin Stepankov
Konstantin Stepankov
Voivode Sveneld
Nikolay Olyalin
Nikolay Olyalin
Oleh the Wise, Prince of Kyiv
Ivan Savkin
Ivan Savkin
Governor of Novhorod
Dmytro Myrhorodskyi
Dmytro Myrhorodskyi
Greek Arefa, a monk
Oleksii Kolesnyk
Oleksii Kolesnyk
Oleksandr Denysenko
Oleksandr Denysenko
Prince Ihor, Olha's husband, Svyatoslav's father
Viktor Demertash
Viktor Demertash
Prince Mal of the Drevlians
Philip Ilyenko
Philip Ilyenko
Prince Svyatoslav young

Crews

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