Peter the First, Part I (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.
GENRES:
Drama • History • War
DIRECTION:
Vladimir Petrov
Same Director or Cast
Cast & Characters
| 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 |
| Konstantin Gibshman | Buinosov, the boyar |
| Nikolai Orlov | Yemov |
| Fyodor Bogdanov | Foundry Owner |
| Vladimir Garin | |
| Petr Kuznetsov | Vlazemsky |
| Aleksandr Larikov | Old Soldier |