Drama War History
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.
Directed by
Vladimir Petrov
Written by
Aleksei Tolstoy, Vladimir Petrov
Mikhail Zharov
Alexander Danilovich Menshikov
Nikolai Cherkasov
Prince Alexei
Nikolai Simonov
Tsar Pyotr I
Viktor Dobrovolsky
Yaguzhinsky, an officer / Fedka, a debtor
Alla Tarasova
Catherine, a peasant girl
Mikhail Tarkhanov
Field Marshal Sheremetyev
Aleksandr Larikov
Old Soldier
Nina Latonina
Olga Buinosova
Fyodor Bogdanov
Foundry Owner
Konstantin Gibshman
Buinosov, the boyar
Nikolai Orlov
Yemov
Vladimir Garin
Petr Kuznetsov
Vlazemsky
Nikolai Litvinov
Shafirov
Vladimir Romashkov
Steward Lavrenty Lykov (uncredited)

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