Peter the First, Part I (1937)

Peter the First, Part I (1937)

1937-08-30 Soviet Union 145 Min. PG-13
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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

Михаил Жаров is Alexander Danilovich Menshikov
Alexander Danilovich Menshikov
Михаил Тарханов is Field Marshal Sheremetyev
Field Marshal Sheremetyev
Viktor Dobrovolsky is Yaguzhinsky, an officer / Fedka, a debtor
Yaguzhinsky, an officer / Fedka, a debtor
Алла Тарасова is Catherine, a peasant girl
Catherine, a peasant girl
Konstantin Gibshman is Buinosov, the boyar
Buinosov, the boyar
Fyodor Bogdanov is Foundry Owner
Foundry Owner
Petr Kuznetsov is Vlazemsky
Aleksandr Larikov is Old Soldier