Hard to Be a God

1989 film by Peter Fleischmann
Movie film Q552734
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Hard to Be a God

Summary

Hard to Be a God is a film[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Hard to Be a God's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Hard to Be a God was directed by Peter Fleischmann[4].
  • Jean-Claude Carrière wrote the screenplay for Hard to Be a God[5].
  • Peter Fleischmann wrote the screenplay for Hard to Be a God[6].
  • Boris Strugatsky wrote the screenplay for Hard to Be a God[7].
  • Arkady Strugatsky wrote the screenplay for Hard to Be a God[8].
  • Pierre Christin wrote the screenplay for Hard to Be a God[9].
  • Dal Konstantinovich Orlov wrote the screenplay for Hard to Be a God[10].
  • Hard to Be a God's composer is recorded as Jürgen Fritz[11].
  • Hard to Be a God's genre is action film[12].
  • Hard to Be a God's genre is science fiction film[13].
  • Hard to Be a God's genre is adventure film[14].
  • Hard to Be a God's genre is film based on literature[15].
  • Hard to Be a God's based on is recorded as Hard to Be a God[16].
  • A cast member of Hard to Be a God was Werner Herzog[17].
  • A cast member of Hard to Be a God was Aleksandr Filippenko[18].
  • A cast member of Hard to Be a God was Christine Kaufmann[19].
  • A cast member of Hard to Be a God was Edward Żentara[20].
  • A cast member of Hard to Be a God was Gayle Hunnicutt[21].
  • A cast member of Hard to Be a God was Hugues Quester[22].
  • A cast member of Hard to Be a God was Pierre Clémenti[23].
  • A cast member of Hard to Be a God was Andrei Boltnev[24].
  • A cast member of Hard to Be a God was Mikhail Gluzsky[25].
  • A cast member of Hard to Be a God was Regimantas Adomaitis[26].
  • A cast member of Hard to Be a God was Arnis Līcītis[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Hard to Be a God was directed by Peter Fleischmann[4]. Screenwriters include Jean-Claude Carrière[5], Peter Fleischmann[6], Boris Strugatsky[7], Arkady Strugatsky[8], Pierre Christin[9], and Dal Konstantinovich Orlov[10]. Cast members include Werner Herzog[17], Aleksandr Filippenko[18], Christine Kaufmann[19], Edward Żentara[20], Gayle Hunnicutt[21], and Hugues Quester[22].

Publication

Publication dates include January 1, 1989[28] and January 25, 1990[29]. Original languages include German[30] and Russian[31]. Genres include action film[12], science fiction film[13], adventure film[14], and film based on literature[15].

Adaptations and Inspiration

After a work by Boris Strugatsky[32] and Arkady Strugatsky[33].

Why It Matters

Hard to Be a God has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . filmportal.de. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . flickchart.com. Retrieved . flickchart.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] . wikidata.org.
  27. [31] . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] . Lexicon of international films. wikidata.org.
  30. [32] . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Based on Hard to Be a God
    Aliases
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    Publication date +1989-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1990-01-25T00:00:00Z
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