Peter the First, Part I

Drama, War · 1937

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.

Starring

Vladimir Petrov, Nikolai Simonov, Vladimir Petrov, Mikhail Zharov, Nikolai Cherkasov, Boris Sokratilin, Vyacheslav Gardanov, Mikhail Tarkhanov, Viktor Dobrovolsky, Vladimir Shcherbachev

Director

Vladimir Petrov

Producer

Boris Sokratilin