Near the end of the tumultuous “Time of Troubles” era, Russia faced its bloodiest conflict. As a volunteer army faced off against the invading Polish-Lithuanian aggressors, the Russian government lay in shambles. 1612, the big-budget patriotic epic commissioned by the Kremlin, tells the story of historical figures Prince Dmitry Pozharsky and Kuzma Minin, who together saved the Russian motherland from eminent ruin. An Official Selection of the Kiev International Film Festival in 2007, 1612 makes its U.S. debut on DVD on April 7 for $26.98 SRP
Port Washington, NY – Near the end of the tumultuous “Time of Troubles” era, Russia faced its bloodiest conflict. As a volunteer army faced off against the invading Polish-Lithuanian aggressors, the Russian government lay in shambles. 1612, the big-budget patriotic epic commissioned by the Kremlin, tells the story of historical figures Prince Dmitry Pozharsky and Kuzma Minin, who together saved the Russian motherland from eminent ruin. An Official Selection of the Kiev International Film Festival in 2007, 1612 makes its U.S. debut on DVD on April 7 for $26.98 SRP.
After the brutal assassination of Tsar Boris Godunov, his wife and young heir Fedor, Russia is thrown into a relentless power struggle. The only witness to the murder of the Tsar’s family is a young servant boy, Andrey. Though the massacre of the sovereign has been branded on his memory, his heart will never forget the Tsar’s beautiful daughter, Ksenia. Could she still be alive amid the lawlessness and chaos of Moscow? As bedlam reigns and power passes from one potential usurper to the next, Andrey sets off on a quest to find the missing princess. Meanwhile, as Polish troops start to advance and the Swedes close in from the north, Prince Dmitry Pozharsky and Kuzma Minin assemble a people’s army to challenge the invaders. Will they be victorious in this daring time -- the most violent era in Russian history -- when everything is decided by the whims of fate and love?
“The action comes fast and furious ” in this battle-filled historical epic where chaos reigns. Presented with a 16 x 9 aspect ratio, in 5.1 Surround Sound and in Russian with English subtitles, 1612 also features over 40 minutes of bonus materials including a “making of” featurette and a photo gallery.
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