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 ...
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Title: Es ist nicht leicht, ein Gott zu sein (1989)
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| Edward Zentara | ... | Rumata / Anton | |
| Aleksandr Filippenko | ... | Reba | |
| Hugues Quester | ... | Suren | |
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Anne Gautier | ... | Kyra |
| Christine Kaufmann | ... | Okana | |
| Andrei Boltnev | ... | Budach | |
| Pierre Clémenti | ... | King | |
| Mikhail Gluzskiy | ... | Hauk (as Michail Glusski) | |
| Elguja Burduli | ... | Baron Pampa (as Elgudzha Burduli) | |
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Birgit Doll | ... | Anka |
| Werner Herzog | ... | Mita / Richard | |
| Regimantas Adomaitis | ... | Richard Kondor - a historian and scientist | |
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Werner Hess | ||
| Thomas Schücke | ... | John | |
| Arnis Licitis | ... | Don Ripat | |
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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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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 »Frequently Asked Questions
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Although I agree with the impression of the previous commentator, I have several complaints. 1990 is not "a few years after the cold war" and in 1990 it was not "new Russia". This is exactly what makes this film great. It would have been only possible to make such a "gem" of a film during the existence of USSR. Especially, since this is an adaptation of Soviet Union's "domestic" science fiction writers, the Strugatsky brothers. I am just discovering the great works of Russian and Soviet science fiction (incidentally at the same time as the "American" Isaac Asimov). Years after I have enjoyed "Star Trek: The next Generation" TV-series. Although "Star Trek:TNG" raises similar questions through "The Prime Directive", "Trudno Byt' Bogom" is a full-length film and allows a deeper analysis of the question. But the book is certainly deeper.