HistoryDrama

The Legend of Princess Olga

Name: The Legend of Princess Olga
Director: Yurii Illienko
Genre: History, Drama
Released: 1984-02-27
Duration: 135 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Lyudmila Efimenko, Les Serdyuk, Ivan Mykolaichuk, Ivan Ivanov, Kostiantyn Stepankov

February 27, 1984

2h 15m

TMDB6.7· 9

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.