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Hard to Be a God (1990): movie guide
Hard to Be a God (1990) is a Drama, Adventure, Science Fiction running about 119 minutes. It holds a TMDB score of 6.0/10 from 53 votes. Notable cast includes Edward Żentara, Aleksandr Filippenko, Andrei Boltnev, Mikhail Gluzskiy. Cinema Box covers trailers, cast, and details for discovery — not full streaming.
- Released: 1990-01-25
- Runtime: 119 min
- TMDB: 6.0/10
- Genres: Drama, Adventure, Science Fiction
Last updated: 2026-11-11 · First listed: 1990-01-25
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What is Hard to Be a God about?
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...
Cast highlights
Hard to Be a God features Edward Żentara, Aleksandr Filippenko, Andrei Boltnev, Mikhail Gluzskiy, Hugues Quester, Anne Gautier. Open the Cinema Box title page for the full cast list and character credits.
Key facts
Release date: 1990-01-25. Runtime: 119 minutes. TMDB score: 6.0/10 (53 votes). Genres: Drama, Adventure, Science Fiction. Original language: de. Status: Released.
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Frequently asked questions
- What genre is Hard to Be a God?
- Hard to Be a God is listed as Drama, Adventure, Science Fiction on TMDB.
- How long is Hard to Be a God?
- Hard to Be a God runs about 119 minutes.
- Who stars in Hard to Be a God?
- Cast highlights include Edward Żentara, Aleksandr Filippenko, Andrei Boltnev, Mikhail Gluzskiy, Hugues Quester, Anne Gautier.
- Does Cinema Box stream Hard to Be a God?
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