The Legend of Princess Olga (1984)
February 27, 1984
History, Drama
2h 15m
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.
Cast & Crew
- Director
- Yurii Illienko
- Princess Olha Liudmyla Yefymenko
- Prince Svyatoslav Les Serdyuk
- Volodymyr I Svyatoslavych Ivan Mykolaichuk
- Volodymyr young Ivan Ivanov
- Voivode Sveneld Kostiantyn Stepankov
- Rus Ivan Havryliuk
- Greek Arefa, a monk Dmitriy Mirgorodskiy
- Oleh the Wise, Prince of Kyiv Nikolay Olyalin