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.
Stars: Nikolai Simonov, Mikhail Zharov, Nikolai Cherkasov, Mikhail Tarkhanov, Viktor Dobrovolsky, Alla Tarasova
Crew: Vladimir Petrov (Director), Vyacheslav Gardanov (Director of Photography), Vladimir Petrov (Writer), Boris Sokratilin (Producer), Vladimir Yakovlev (Director of Photography), Aleksei Tolstoy (Writer)
Country: Soviet Union
Language: Pусский
Studio: Lenfilm
Runtime: 145 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Aug 30, 1937
IMDb: 5.9
Keywords:biography
