Saga of the Ancient Bulgars: The Ladder of Vladimir the Red Sun
2004, Russian. Directed by Bulat Mansurov.
The second part of Bulat Mansurov's planned epic film series; “The Saga of the Ancient Bulgars". The film depicts the life and reign of Prince Vladimir Svyatoslavich of Kiev, known in legends as Vladimir the Red Sun. The story begins in 972 AD, after the death of his father, Grand Prince Svyatoslav, which ignites a power struggle among Vladimir and his brothers. The film emphasizes that Russian princes only succeeded when they maintained good relations with the Bulgars and other steppe nations. It also depicts Vladimir's reflection on his rise to power upon receiving the book "The Ladder" in 1005, ten years after his conversion to Christianity.
- Runtime
- 3h 1m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Russian
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Cast & crew
- Bulat MansurovDirector
- Andrey SukhovVladimir, Prince of Novgorod
- Aleksandr BespalyyVladimir in old age
- Alexander PhilipenkoYaropolk / Svyatopolk "the Accursed"
- Alsu GaynullinaAltun-Maria
- Leonid KuravlyovDobrynya
- Ravil SharafiMamun, Emir of the Volga Bulgars
- Afanasi KochetkovSolovushka
- Donatas BanionisSveneld
- Juozas BudraitisAsmud
- Elina BystritskayaDuchess Olga
- Yuriy NazarovSkomorokh Blessed
- Vasili LanovoyConstantine VIII
Details
- Released
- 31 December 2004
- Original title
- Сага древних булгар: Лествица Владимира Красное Солнышко
- Country
- Egypt, Italy, Kazakhstan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
- Written by
- Garay Rahim, Bulat Mansurov
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Next in the series: The Saga of the Ancient Bulgars: The Saga of the Love of Genghis Khan's Daughter (2005).
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Saga of the Ancient Bulgars: The Ladder of Vladimir the Red Sun runs 181 minutes (3h 1m).
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Who directed Saga of the Ancient Bulgars: The Ladder of Vladimir the Red Sun?
Saga of the Ancient Bulgars: The Ladder of Vladimir the Red Sun (2004) was directed by Bulat Mansurov and stars Andrey Sukhov, Aleksandr Bespalyy, Alexander Philipenko.