Hard to Be a God (German: Es ist nicht leicht ein Gott zu sein, Russian: Трудно быть богом, French: Un dieu rebelle) is a West German-Soviet-French-Swiss science fiction film directed by Peter Fleischmann and released in 1989, the movie based on the 1964 novel of the same name by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky.

[2] Grant Stevens performed the title song, and the rest of the musical score was written and played by Hans-Jürgen Fritz, the ex-keyboardist for the German progressive rock band Triumvirat.

Anton is covered as a fancy rich man in the city but finds it increasingly difficult to endure the "misery" of the townspeople, who are oppressed by the king and the ruthless advisor Don Reba.

However, Don Condor, an elder and more experienced observer, feels that he has become too involved in native affairs and can't see the historical perspective objectively.

He encounters a love interest, a young girl commoner who can't stand the brutality and horrors of the fascist government of Arkanar and asks to stay in Rumata's house.

Rumata's gold is of "high quality", and his sword-fighting style is unheard of; yet, he has never killed a single person while staying in Arkanar despite fighting in numerous duels in the city.

As the last of his friends and allies die and suffer in the turmoil of the civil war, Rumata acts with all haste to expedite the departure of Budah.