Hard to Be a God (1989)
Es ist nicht leicht, ein Gott zu sein (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 1h 59min
- Adventure, Drama
- 25 Jan 1990 (West Germany)
- Movie
Another planet in the period of medieval times. An employee of the institute of experimental history from Earth, who is send under the name of noble don Rumata of Estor as a spy with a mission to contact the local resident of the...
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Cast
| Edward Zentara | ... |
Rumata / Anton
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| Aleksandr Filippenko | ... |
Reba
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| Hugues Quester | ... |
Suren
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Anne Gautier | ... |
Kyra
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| Christine Kaufmann | ... |
Okana
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| Andrei Boltnev | ... |
Budach
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| Pierre Clémenti | ... |
King
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| Mikhail Gluzskiy | ... |
Hauk
(as Michail Glusski)
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| Elguja Burduli | ... |
Baron Pampa
(as Elgudzha Burduli)
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Birgit Doll | ... |
Anka
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| Werner Herzog | ... |
Mita / Richard
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| Regimantas Adomaitis | ... |
Richard Kondor - a historian and scientist
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Werner Hess | ... |
Wieland
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| Thomas Schücke | ... |
John
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| Arnis Licitis | ... |
Don Ripat
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| Lev Perfilov | ... |
Budach Impersonator
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| Gayle Hunnicutt | ... |
Doreen
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Aleksandr Boltnev | ... |
Budach
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| Nina Ilyina | ... |
Siula
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Gennadiy Khrapunkov | ... |
Ceremonimeister
(as Gennadi Khrapunov)
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Marcus Off | ... |
Lucas
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Angelika Thomas | ... |
Isabella
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| Sergey Dvoretskiy | ... |
(as Sergei Dvoretsky)
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Aleksandr Baranov |
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Oleg Isayev | ... |
Tameo
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| Gennadiy Ivanov | ... |
Bagir
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Ilya Ivanov | ... |
Waga
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Oleg Korytin |
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| Mikhail Kramar | ... |
Abba
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| Konstantin Shaforenko |
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| Galina Sulima |
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Sergei Zubchenko |
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Directed by
| Peter Fleischmann | ||
Written by
| Jean-Claude Carrière | ... | (screenplay) |
| Pierre Christin | ... | () |
| Peter Fleischmann | ... | (screenplay) |
| Dal Orlov | ... | () |
| Arkadiy Strugatskiy | ... | (novel "Trudno byt bogom") (as Arkadi Strugatsky) |
| Boris Strugatskiy | ... | (novel "Trudno byt bogom") |
Produced by
| Peter Fleischmann | ... | producer |
| Vladimir Knyazev | ... | executive producer (as Wladimir Knjasev) |
| Valentina Rydvanova | ... | producer |
| Willi Segler | ... | producer |
| Angelika Stute | ... | executive producer |
| Dominique Vignet | ... | producer |
Music by
| Jürgen Fritz | ||
Cinematography by
| Jerzy Goscik | ||
| Pavel Lebeshev | ||
| Klaus Müller-Laue | ||
Editing by
| Marie-Josée Audiard | ||
| Christian Virmond | ||
Production Design by
| Sergey Khotimskiy | ... | (as Sergej Chotimskij) |
| Oksana Medved | ... | (as Oskana Medwed) |
Costume Design by
| Baranova Tatyana | ... | (as Tatiana Rachmanova) |
| Svetlana Ulko | ||
Production Management
| Sorij Afrin | ... | production manager |
| Tatjana Grischtschenko | ... | unit manager |
| Rudi Koch | ... | production manager |
| Aleksandr Kolesnikov | ... | unit manager |
| Leonid Martschenko | ... | unit manager |
| Igor Roschkow | ... | unit manager |
| Nikolaj Sajenko | ... | unit manager |
| Ljudmila Serbinowa | ... | unit manager |
| Boris Shevchuk | ... | unit manager |
Art Department
| Jean-Claude Mézières | ... | designer |
Sound Department
| William Parnell | ... | dialogue editor (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Igor Alekseyenko | ... | pyrotechnician |
| Micha Baumann | ... | special effects technician |
| Yuri Lemeshev | ... | special effects |
| Thomas Mauch | ... | special effects |
| Theo Nischwitz | ... | special effects supervisor (as Theodor Nischwitz) |
| Igor Papuscha | ... | pyrotechnician |
| Nikolaj Prichodjko | ... | pyrotechnician |
| Igor Schidtschenko | ... | pyrotechnician |
| Nikolaj Suprun | ... | pyrotechnician |
| Viktor Voronoy | ... | pyrotechnician |
Stunts
| Aleksandr Baranov | ... | stunts |
| William De Vital | ... | stunt coordinator (as William Devital) |
| Aleksandr Filatov | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Sergey Golovkin | ... | stunts |
| Oleg Korytin | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Nikolay Pavlyuk | ... | stunt performer |
| Sergei Zubchenko | ... | stunts |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Mikhail Zherdin | ... | gaffer |
Script and Continuity Department
| Jacqueline Gamard | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
| Simone Knapp | ... | production secretary |
| Jürgen Müller-Welser | ... | production accountant |
| Danela Pietrek | ... | production secretary |
| Pjotr Schepilov | ... | pilot |
| Franziska Schonger | ... | production secretary |
Production Companies
- B.A. Produktion
- Garance
- Hallelujah Films
- Mediactuel
- Sovinfilm
- Studio Dowschenko Kiew
- Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF)
Distributors
- Araba Films (1990) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Jugendfilm-Verleih (1990) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- La Société des Films Sirius (1990) (France) (theatrical)
- Jupiter Communications (1990) (World-wide)
- Jupiter Films (1990) (Japan) (video) (LaserDisc) (English dubbed)
- Shochiku Home Video (1992) (Japan) (VHS)
- Shochiku-Fuji Company (1992) (Japan) (VHS) (English dubbed)
- Sobi Entertainment (Japan) (video)
- West Cape Corporation (1992) (Japan) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Another planet in the period of medieval times. An employee of the institute of experimental history from Earth, who is send under the name of noble don Rumata of Estor as a spy with a mission to contact the local resident of the institute, arrives in the city of Arkanar. But the resident perishes under an unlucky attempt to make a palace coup, and Rumata have to take his place as the resident. Soon he meets all the horrors of the medieval society - a peasant war, palace coups, mass executions. To continue to be an indifferent watcher of all these horrors turns out to be simply impossible... Written by Toth-Amon |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The main requirement Strugatsky for the film was the presence of a Soviet director, preferably Alexei Herman, but the director was approved Fleischman. Because of its intractability and serious nature, the Strugatsky stopped monitoring the process of filming and, as a result, they did not like the resulting film. See more » |
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