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Trudno bytʹ bogom = Hard to be a god /

Трудно Быть Богом /
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Taking place on the planet Arkanar, which is in the midst of its own Middle Ages, the film focuses on Don Rumata, one of a group of Earth scientists who have been sent to Arkanar with the proviso that they must not interfere in the planet's political or historical development. Treated by the pl...

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Other Authors: German, Alekseĭ, 1938-2013 (Screenwriter), German, Alekseĭ, 1976-, Karmalita, Svetlana (Screenwriter), I︠A︡rmolʹnik, Leonid (Actor), T︠S︡urilo, I︠U︡riĭ (Actor), Moteva, Natalʹi︠a︡, 1979- (Actor), Chutko, Aleksandr, 1947- (Actor), Gerchakov, Evgeniĭ (Actor), Vladimirov, Dmitriĭ, 1988- (Actor), Pit︠s︡khelauri, Laura, 1982- (Actor), Strugat︠s︡kiĭ, Arkadiĭ, 1925-1991, Lebedev, Viktor, 1935-2021 (composer (expression))
Format: Video
Language:Russian
Language Notes:Russian with English subtitles.
Published: [San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, [2016]
Subjects:
Interplanetary voyages > Drama.
Civilization, Medieval > Drama.
Intellectuals > Drama.
Regression (Civilization) > Drama.
Human-alien encounters > Drama.
Scientists > Drama.
Scientists
Regression (Civilization)
Interplanetary voyages
Intellectuals
Human-alien encounters
Civilization, Medieval
Strugat︠s︡kiĭ, Arkadiĭ, > 1925-1991
Strugat︠s︡kiĭ, Boris, > 1933-2012
Fiction films
Science fiction films
Internet videos
Drama
Feature films
Dystopian films
Film adaptations
Foreign films.
Motion pictures, Russian.
Science fiction films.
Dystopian films.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Film adaptations.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Kanopy)
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Summary:Taking place on the planet Arkanar, which is in the midst of its own Middle Ages, the film focuses on Don Rumata, one of a group of Earth scientists who have been sent to Arkanar with the proviso that they must not interfere in the planet's political or historical development. Treated by the planet's natives as a kind of divinity, Don Rumata is both godlike and impotent in the face of the planet's chaos and brutality.
Item Description:Based on the novel by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2013.
Completed by the director's son, Aleksei A. German.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (179 min.)) : sound, black and white.
Production Credits:Cinematography, Vladimir Ilʹin, I︠U︡riĭ Klimenko ; music, Viktor Lebedev ; editors, Irina Gorokhovskai︠a︡, Maria Amosova.