Hard to Be a God

2013 film by Aleksei Yuryevich German
Movie film Q4204793
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Hard to Be a God

Summary

Hard to Be a God is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (340 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hard to Be a God received the Nika Award for Best Costume Design[3].
  • Hard to Be a God's instance of is recorded as film[4].
  • Hard to Be a God's director is recorded as Aleksei Yuryevich German[5].
  • Hard to Be a God's screenwriter is recorded as Aleksei Yuryevich German[6].
  • Hard to Be a God's screenwriter is recorded as Svetlana Karmalita[7].
  • Hard to Be a God's screenwriter is recorded as Boris Strugatsky[8].
  • Hard to Be a God's screenwriter is recorded as Arkady Strugatsky[9].
  • Hard to Be a God's composer is recorded as Viktor Lebedev[10].
  • Hard to Be a God's genre is recorded as science fiction film[11].
  • Hard to Be a God's genre is recorded as dystopian film[12].
  • Hard to Be a God's genre is recorded as drama film[13].
  • Hard to Be a God's based on is recorded as Hard to Be a God[14].
  • Hard to Be a God's cast member is recorded as Leonid Yarmolnik[15].
  • Hard to Be a God's cast member is recorded as Yuriy Tsurilo[16].
  • Hard to Be a God's cast member is recorded as Evgeniy Gerchakov[17].
  • Hard to Be a God's cast member is recorded as Valentin Golubenko[18].
  • Hard to Be a God's cast member is recorded as Yevgeny Vazhenin[19].
  • Hard to Be a God's cast member is recorded as Pyotr Merkuryev[20].
  • Hard to Be a God's cast member is recorded as Valery Boltyshev[21].
  • Hard to Be a God's cast member is recorded as Mikhail Guro[22].
  • Hard to Be a God's cast member is recorded as Yuriy Dumchev[23].
  • Hard to Be a God's cast member is recorded as Juris Lautsinsh[24].
  • Hard to Be a God's cast member is recorded as Vytautas Paukštė[25].
  • Hard to Be a God's cast member is recorded as Anvar Libabov[26].
  • Hard to Be a God's cast member is recorded as Yuriy Nifontov[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Hard to Be a God's producer is recorded as Leonid Yarmolnik[28]. Its director is recorded as Aleksei Yuryevich German[5]. Screenwriters include Aleksei Yuryevich German[6], Svetlana Karmalita[7], Boris Strugatsky[8], and Arkady Strugatsky[9]. Cast members include Leonid Yarmolnik[15], Yuriy Tsurilo[16], Evgeniy Gerchakov[17], Valentin Golubenko[18], Yevgeny Vazhenin[19], and Pyotr Merkuryev[20].

Publication

Publication dates include +2013-11-13T00:00:00Z[29], +2015-09-03T00:00:00Z[30], and +2014-02-27T00:00:00Z[31]. Hard to Be a God's original language of film or TV show is recorded as Russian[32]. Genres include science fiction film[11], dystopian film[12], and drama film[13].

Reception

Hard to Be a God received the Nika Award for Best Costume Design[3]. Reviews include 95%[33], 9/10[34], 93/100[35], and 6.5/10[36].

Adaptations and Inspiration

After a work by Boris Strugatsky[37], Arkady Strugatsky[38], and Arkady and Boris Strugatsky[39].

Why It Matters

Hard to Be a God ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (340 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

FAQs

What awards did Hard to Be a God receive?

Honors received include Nika Award for Best Costume Design[3].

References

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  28. [33] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [34] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  31. [36] . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  32. [29] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [30] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  35. [37] . wikidata.org.
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  37. [39] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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