The Legend of Princess Olga
1984, Russian. Directed by Yurii Illienko.
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.
- Runtime
- 2h 15m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Russian
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Cast & crew
- Yurii IllienkoDirector
- Lyudmila EfimenkoPrincess Olha
- Les SerdyukPrince Svyatoslav
- Ivan MykolaichukVolodymyr I Svyatoslavych
- Ivan IvanovVolodymyr young
- Kostiantyn StepankovVoivode Sveneld
- Ivan HavryliukRus
- Dmytro MyrhorodskyiGreek Arefa, a monk
- Nikolay OlyalinOleh the Wise, Prince of Kyiv
- Oleksandr DenysenkoPrince Ihor, Olha's husband, Svyatoslav's father
- Viktor DemertashPrince Mal of the Drevlians
- Pylyp IllienkoPrince Svyatoslav young
- Yuriy Dubrovinman "Tree-cloud"
Details
- Released
- 27 February 1984
- Original title
- Легенда о княгине Ольге
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- Yurii Illienko
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The Legend of Princess Olga runs 135 minutes (2h 15m).
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The Legend of Princess Olga isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 27 February 1984. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Legend of Princess Olga?
The Legend of Princess Olga (1984) was directed by Yurii Illienko and stars Lyudmila Efimenko, Les Serdyuk, Ivan Mykolaichuk.