Hard to Be a God

Hard to Be a God

177 mins | Drama, Science Fiction | Feb. 27, 2013

A group of scientists is sent to the planet Arkanar to help the local civilization, which is in the Medieval phase of its own history, to find the right path to progress. Their task is a difficult one: they cannot interfere violently and in no case can they kill. The scientist Rumata tries to save the local intellectuals from their punishment and cannot avoid taking a position.

Hard to Be a God

177 mins | Drama, Science Fiction | Feb. 27, 2013

Hard to Be a God
A group of scientists is sent to the planet Arkanar to help the local civilization, which is in the Medieval phase of its own history, to find the right path to progress. Their task is a difficult one: they cannot interfere violently and in no case can they kill. The scientist Rumata tries to save the local intellectuals from their punishment and cannot avoid taking a position.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers Sever Studio, Russia 1, Lenfilm
Original title Трудно быть богом
Directors Aleksey German
Writers Svetlana Karmalita, Aleksey German, Boris Strugatskiy, Arkadiy Strugatskiy

Cast

Leonid Yarmolnik

as Don Rumata

Yuriy Tsurilo

as Don Reba

Aleksandr Chutko

as Don Reba

Aleksandr Ilin

as Arata

Evgeniy Gerchakov

as Budakh

Juris Laucinsh

as Palach

Vytautas Paukštė

as Kabani

Yuriy Dumchev

as Rohe Keu

Aleksandr Ronis

as torchholder

Anvar Libabov

as slave

Dmitri Karpov

as grey lieutenant

Andrey Obarukhin

as battle monk

Ramis Ibragimov

as Mucha, slave

Evgeniy Vazhenin

as prince's mentor, don

Valery Velichko

as Don Keo

Mikhail Guro

as grey officer

Evgeny Mundum

as warlock

Yuriy Nifontov

as Don Tomeo

Marina Rokina

as king's mistress

Vadim Smirnov

as joker

Yuriy Ashikhmin

as slave

Zura Kipshidze

as Zurab

Vasiliy Domrachyov

as Rumata's carter

Evgeniy Levitskiy

as gate guard (uncredited)

Fyodor Lavrov

as grey officer with pipe

Pavel Romanov

as loyal bookreader

Aleksandr Seleznyov

as Kabani's helper

Vladimir Yumatov

as narrator