Петр Первый

5.1

145 minutes

8/30/1937

Overview

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.

Cast List

Nikolai Simonov
as Tsar Pyotr I
Mikhail Zharov
as Alexander Danilovich Menshikov
Nikolai Cherkasov
as Prince Alexei
Mikhail Tarkhanov
as Field Marshal Sheremetyev
Viktor Dobrovolsky
as Yaguzhinsky, an officer / Fedka, a debtor
Alla Tarasova
as Catherine, a peasant girl
Konstantin Gibshman
as Buinosov, the boyar
Nikolai Orlov
as Yemov
Fyodor Bogdanov
as Foundry Owner
Vladimir Garin
Petr Kuznetsov
as Vlazemsky
Aleksandr Larikov
as Old Soldier
Nina Latonina
as Olga Buinosova
Nikolai Litvinov
as Shafirov
Vladimir Romashkov
as Steward Lavrenty Lykov (uncredited)