Hard to Be a God

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Hard to Be a God

2014

2h 57m

6.6(156 votes)

Drama

Science Fiction

Overview

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.

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Production Companies

Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation

Videos & Trailers

1 video

Cast & Crew

102 members

Acting

Леонид Ярмольник

Rumata

Acting

Юрий Цурило

Baron Pampa

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Наталья Мотева

Ari

Acting

Александр Чутко

Don Reba

Acting

Евгений Герчаков

Budakh

Acting

Пётр Меркурьев

Gur

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Juris Lauciņš

Hangman

Acting

Vytautas Paukštė

Kabani

Acting

Константин Воробьёв

Poet

Acting

Александр Чередник

episode

Acting

Валентин Голубенко

Arata

Acting

Константин Быков

Monk

Acting

Юрий Думчев

Rohe Keu

Acting

Александр Карпухов

episode

Acting

Александр Ронис

Torchholder

Acting

Анвар Либабов

Slave

Acting

Александр Левит

episode

Acting

Владимир Розыграев

episode

Acting

Дмитрий Карпов

Grey lieutenant

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Андрей Обарухин

Battle monk

Acting

Рамис Ибрагимов

Mucha

Acting

Евгений Важенин

episode

Acting

Валерий Величко

Don Keo

Acting

Михаил Гуро

Grey officer

Acting

Евгений Мундум

Warlock

Acting

Юрий Нифонтов

Don Tomeo

Acting

Анна Овсянникова

Bookworm's wife

Acting

Александр Орловский

Pashka

Acting

Марина Рокина

King's mistress

Acting

Виталий Исаков

episode

Acting

Юрий Ашихмин

Slave

Acting

Дмитрий Владимиров

Condor's Son

Acting

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Zurab

Acting

Александр Юдин

episode

Acting

Василий Домрачёв

Rumata's Carter

Acting

Евгений Левицкий

Gate guard

Acting

Фёдор Лавров

Grey officer with pipe

Acting

Лев Елисеев

episode

Acting

Виктор Поморцев

episode

Acting

Михаил Силантьев

Slave

Acting

Павел Романов

Loyal bookreader

Acting

Александр Селезнёв

Kabani's Helper

Acting

Владимир Юматов

Narrator

Acting

Константин Смирнов

Rumata's servant

Acting

Дмитрий Соловьёв

episode

Acting

Геннадий Четвериков

episode

Acting

Сергей Ступников

King

Acting

Леонид Тимцуник

Arima

Acting

Валерий Болтышев

Ripat

No Image

Directing

Валерий Гурьянов

Monk

Acting

Анатолий Шведерский

Monk

Acting

Даниил Исаков

Uno

No Image

Acting

Михаил Эльзон

Bookworm

Acting

Владимир Труханов

Execution machine operator

Acting

Игорь Волков

episode

Acting

Михаил Лучко

Earthling

Acting

Евгений Сиротин

Lieutenant

Acting

Никита Струков

Kusis

Acting

Вадим Голиков

Earthling

Acting

Георгий Пицхелаури

Earthling

Production

Алёна Богорад

episode

Acting

Владимир Рубанов

episode

Directing

Algimantas Maceina

episode

Acting

Remigijus Bilinskas

episode

Acting

Андрей Мокеев

epiosde

Acting

본 도 초이

episode

Acting

Наталия Львова

episode

Directing

Рамиль Салахутдинов

episode

Acting

Николай Поздеев

episode

Acting

Владимир Полозов

episode

Acting

Гали Абайдулов

episode

Acting

Динмухамед Ахимов

episode

Acting

Анатолий Кондюбов

Monk with a monkey

Acting

Александр Кабанов

episode

Acting

Людмила Горелова

episode

Acting

Аркадий Коваль

episode

Acting

Роберт Вааб

episode

Acting

Ольга Преснякова

episode

Acting

Илларион Бутман

episode

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Александр Тюрин

episode

Crew

Олег Ботин

episode

Acting

Александр Дралюк

Monk scribe

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Вадим Смирнов

joker

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Геннадий Голубев

Grey

Acting

Виктор Гахов

episode

Acting

Анастасия Каптуренко

Tavern girl

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Борис Петров

episode

Acting

Юрий Решетников

episode

Acting

Леонид Ривман

episode

Acting

Михаил Теплицкий

Grey officer

Acting

Алексей Чардымский

Black monk

Acting

Борис Ратушный

epiosde

Acting

Эльмира Хабибуллина

episode

Acting

Андрей Ярочкин

episode

Directing

Алексей Злобин

Slave

Acting

Владимир Космидайло

Gamekeeper

Acting

Антон Захаров

Rumata's Carter

Acting

Павел Поляков

Black monk

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Нина Антонова

episode

Acting

Галина Егорова

episode

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Аркадий Кравченко

episode

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Анатолий Кузнецов

Vaga Koleso

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