Peter the Great

Peter the Great — Plot

Peter the Great, having become Tsar of Russia, using his shipbuilding knowledge acquired in a foreign country to establish a navy, and being able to use it, provokes a war with Sweden, defeating that country at the Battle of Poltava. This battle marks a turning point between Peter and Russia. His only son turns out to be a coward, meets a refugee girl and makes her his Empress, alienating himself from the church and many nobles. All these factors lead to a conspiracy...

• Release date
• November 2, 1922
• Runtime
• 75 min
• Genres
• Drama, History
• Director
• Dimitri Buchowetzki

Peter the Great — Cast

Emil Jannings Tsar Peter the Great Dagny Servaes Katharina II. Bernhard Goetzke Minister Menschikoff Cordy Millowitsch Zarin Eudoxia Walter Janssen Alexis, Zarewitsch Alexandra Sorina Aphrosinia Fritz Kortner Patriarch Adrian