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1612: Chronicles of the Dark Time
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1612: Chronicles of the Dark Time

2007-10-28 · 135 min · ★ 5.0

History · Drama

The czar of Russia has died and a power vacuum has developed. This period in the late 16th and early 17th century has been called "The Time of Troubles." There are many impostors who claim to the right to rule, but there's only one heir, the Czarina Kseniya Godunova. She has married a Polish military leader who wants to claim the Russian throne in her name so he can rule all of Russia. As the Poles move in on Moscow in an attempt to install the czarina on the throne, Andrei, a serf with a life-long infatuation of the czarina attempts to save her from her brutal Polish husband.

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Directors
Vladimir Khotinenko
Production companies
Federal Agency for Culture and Cinematograph, Renova-Media, Golden Eagle, Central Partnership, Studio Trite
Countries
Russia
Status
Released
Budget
USD 12,000,000

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Pyotr KislovPyotr KislovAndrei
Artur SmolyaninovArtur SmolyaninovKostka
Michał ŻebrowskiMichał ŻebrowskiJan Skrzetuski
Violetta DavydovskayaVioletta DavydovskayaKseniya Godunova
Mikhail PorechenkovMikhail PorechenkovPrince Dmitri Pozharsky
Aleksandr BaluevAleksandr BaluevBrigand Osina
Marat BasharovMarat BasharovMilitary commander Navoloka
Ramón LangaRamón LangaAlvar
Aleksandr SamoylenkoAleksandr SamoylenkoMordan
Valeriy ZolotukhinValeriy ZolotukhinStylite
Sergey TaramaevSergey Taramaev
Dmitriy MukhamadeevDmitriy MukhamadeevMute
Victor ShamirovVictor ShamirovLavitskiy
Daniil SpivakovskiyDaniil SpivakovskiyStyopka Podkova
Dmitri UlyanovDmitri UlyanovFalse Dmitri I
Gabriele FerzettiGabriele Ferzetti
Igor SigovIgor Sigov
Aleksandr AndrienkoAleksandr Andrienko
Evgeniy KulakovEvgeniy Kulakov
Alexey FursenkoAlexey Fursenko

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