Peter the First, Part I (1937)
Original title: Петр Первый
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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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Nikolai SimonovTsar Pyotr I
Mikhail ZharovAlexander Danilovich Menshikov
Nikolai CherkasovPrince Alexei
Mikhail TarkhanovField Marshal SheremetyevViktor DobrovolskyYaguzhinsky, an officer / Fedka, a debtor
Alla TarasovaCatherine, a peasant girlKonstantin GibshmanBuinosov, the boyarNikolai OrlovYemov
Fyodor BogdanovFoundry OwnerVladimir GarinPetr KuznetsovVlazemsky
Aleksandr LarikovOld SoldierMovie DNA
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What is Peter the First, Part I about?
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.
How long is Peter the First, Part I?
Peter the First, Part I has a runtime of 145 minutes.