Saga of the Ancient Bulgars: The Ladder of Vladimir the Red Sun [252452] Released: 2004-12-31 Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 Profit: $0 Runtime: 181 mins Popularity: 0.3798 Vote Average: 0 Vote Count: 0 Overview: The second part of Bulat Mansurov's planned epic film series; “The Saga of the Ancient Bulgars". The film depicts the life and reign of Prince Vladimir Svyatoslavich of Kiev, known in legends as Vladimir the Red Sun. The story begins in 972 AD, after the death of his father, Grand Prince Svyatoslav, which ignites a power struggle among Vladimir and his brothers. The film emphasizes that Russian princes only succeeded when they maintained good relations with the Bulgars and other steppe nations. It also depicts Vladimir's reflection on his rise to power upon receiving the book "The Ladder" in 1005, ten years after his conversion to Christianity. Cast [26] Andrey SukhovVladimir, Prince Aleksandr BespalyyVladimir in old Alexander PhilipenkoYaropolk / Svyat Alsu GaynullinaAltun-Maria Leonid KuravlyovDobrynya Ravil SharafiMamun, Emir of t Afanasi KochetkovSolovushka Donatas BanionisSveneld Juozas BudraitisAsmud Elina BystritskayaDuchess Olga Yuriy NazarovSkomorokh Blesse Vasili LanovoyConstantine VIII Elena TsyplakovaSlava Boris KhmelnitskySvyatoslav / Eri Anna MikhalkovaAnna of Byzantiu Alisa PriznyakovaRogneda Lyubov OmelchenkoRogneda in old a Yuri SherstnevPutsha Olga Lysenko"Greek" Nun Roman Vildan Khodzha Durdy NarliyevPolovtsian Manana Melkonyan Vladimir Khalturin Ilya SlavutskyBoris Ildus Akhmetzyanov N. Chebakov Trailers