Poster for the movie The Legend of Princess Olga

The Legend of Princess Olga

1984 • 135 minutes
HistoryDrama

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.

Picture of Liudmyla Yefymenko

Liudmyla Yefymenko

Princess Olha

Picture of Les Serdyuk

Les Serdyuk

Prince Svyatoslav

Picture of Ivan Mykolaichuk

Ivan Mykolaichuk

Volodymyr I Svyatoslavych

Picture of Ivan Ivanov

Ivan Ivanov

Volodymyr young

Picture of Kostiantyn Stepankov

Kostiantyn Stepankov

Voivode Sveneld

Picture of Ivan Havryliuk

Ivan Havryliuk

Rus

Picture of Dmitriy Mirgorodskiy

Dmitriy Mirgorodskiy

Greek Arefa, a monk

Picture of Nikolay Olyalin

Nikolay Olyalin

Oleh the Wise, Prince of Kyiv

Picture of Oleksandr Denysenko

Oleksandr Denysenko

Prince Ihor, Olha's husband, Svyatoslav's father

Picture of Viktor Demertash

Viktor Demertash

Prince Mal of the Drevlians

Picture of Pylyp Illienko

Pylyp Illienko

Prince Svyatoslav young

Picture of Yuriy Dubrovin

Yuriy Dubrovin

man "Tree-cloud"

Picture of Mikhail Golubovich

Mikhail Golubovich

mute stable boy

Picture of Leonid Obolensky

Leonid Obolensky

volkhv Ilm

Picture of Ivan Savkin

Ivan Savkin

Governor of Novhorod

Picture of Svetlana Romashko

Svetlana Romashko

housekeeper Malusha

Picture of Heorhiy Morozyuk

Heorhiy Morozyuk

messenger Vivera

Picture of Viktor Panchenko

Viktor Panchenko

the envoy of the Drevlians

Picture of Viktor Malyarevych

Viktor Malyarevych

Prince's man-at-arms

Picture of Kostiantyn Stepankov Jr.

Kostiantyn Stepankov Jr.

Prince's man-at-arms

Picture of Aleksei Kolesnik

Aleksei Kolesnik

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