Peter the First, Part I

Peter the First, Part I — Plot

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.

• Release date
• August 30, 1937
• Runtime
• 145 min
• Genres
• Drama, War, History
• Director
• Vladimir Petrov

Peter the First, Part I — Cast

Nikolai Simonov Tsar Pyotr I Mikhail Zharov Alexander Danilovich Menshikov Nikolai Cherkasov Prince Alexei Mikhail Tarkhanov Field Marshal Sheremetyev Viktor Dobrovolsky Yaguzhinsky, an officer / Fedka, a debtor Alla Tarasova Catherine, a peasant girl

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Konstantin Gibshman Buinosov, the boyar

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Nikolai Orlov Yemov