Peter the First, Part I

4.7
19372h 25m

This, the first Soviet depiction of Peter the Great, set the stage for what would become the post-Revolutionary line concerning the early Romanovs. Rulers like Ivan the Terrible and Peter the Great were widely admired for their dedication to Russia and their absolute determination to enhance her position in the world. But praise for the hated later Romanovs conflicted too heavily with the very beliefs that had brought about the Revolution in 1917.

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Cast

Photo of Nikolai Simonov

Nikolai Simonov

Tsar Pyotr I

Photo of Mikhail Zharov

Mikhail Zharov

Alexander Danilovich Menshikov

Photo of Nikolai Cherkasov

Nikolai Cherkasov

Prince Alexei

Photo of Mikhail Tarkhanov

Mikhail Tarkhanov

Field Marshal Sheremetyev

Photo of Viktor Dobrovolsky

Viktor Dobrovolsky

Yaguzhinsky, an officer / Fedka, a debtor

Photo of Alla Tarasova

Alla Tarasova

Catherine, a peasant girl

Photo of Fyodor Bogdanov

Fyodor Bogdanov

Foundry Owner

Photo of Nina Latonina

Nina Latonina

Olga Buinosova

Photo of Vladimir Romashkov

Vladimir Romashkov

Steward Lavrenty Lykov (uncredited)

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