Peter the First, Part I

Peter the First, Part I

145 mins | Drama, War, History | Aug. 30, 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.

Peter the First, Part I

145 mins | Drama, War, History | Aug. 30, 1937

Peter the First, Part I
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.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers Lenfilm
Original title Петр Первый
Directors Vladimir Petrov
Writers Vladimir Petrov

Cast

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

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)