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Peter the First, Part I

Peter the First, Part I

Aug 30, 1937 2h 25m
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Synopsis

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.

Title Peter the First, Part I
Companies Lenfilm
Countries Soviet Union
Keywords biography
Nikolai Simonov

Nikolai Simonov

Tsar Pyotr I
Mikhail Zharov

Mikhail Zharov

Alexander Danilovich Menshikov
Mikhail Tarkhanov

Mikhail Tarkhanov

Field Marshal Sheremetyev
Viktor Dobrovolsky

Viktor Dobrovolsky

Yaguzhinsky, an officer / Fedka, a debtor
Alla Tarasova

Alla Tarasova

Catherine, a peasant girl
Konstantin Gibshman

Konstantin Gibshman

Buinosov, the boyar
Fyodor Bogdanov

Fyodor Bogdanov

Foundry Owner
Nina Latonina

Nina Latonina

Olga Buinosova
Vladimir Romashkov

Vladimir Romashkov

Steward Lavrenty Lykov (uncredited)