1612: Chronicles of the Dark Time

1612: Chronicles of the Dark Time (2007)

1612: Хроники смутного времени

The Tsar is dead. Chaos reigns.

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.

Date of release
2007-10-28
TMDB
5.0 / 10 (55)
Runtime
2h 15m
Genres
History, Drama
Director
Vladimir Khotinenko

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Czech Republic

1612 is a 2007 Russian epic historical drama film about the 17th century Time of Troubles and the Polish–Muscovite War with the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. It was directed by Vladimir Khotinenko and produced by Nikita Mikhalkov. The film was released on 1 November 2007, to coincide with the celebrations of National Unity Day on 4 November that marks the expulsion of Polish troops from Moscow.

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