1612: Chronicles of The Dark Time

– The czar of Russia has died and a power vacuum has developed. This period in the late 16th and early..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
5.70 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours and 24 Minutes
Release Year:
2007
Original Name:
1612: Хроники смутного времени
1612: Chronicles of the Dark Time (2007) - Also known as 1612: Хроники смутного времени

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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Release Date:

01 Nov 2007

Language:

Russian, Polish, Spanish, Italian, German, Latin

MPAA Content-Rating:
Not Rated

Director:

Vladimir Khotinenko

Writer:

Arif Aliev

Main Actors:

Pyotr Kislov, Michal Zebrowski, Artur Smolyaninov, Violetta Davydovskaya

Plot:

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. A complicated story wrapped around mysticism and legend climaxes in a bloody battle between the Poles and the Russians for control of the empire.

Awards:

4 nominations.

Production:

E1 Entertainment

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
5.7/10