The Youth of Peter

The Youth of Peter

140 mins | Drama, History | Oct. 29, 1980

The years of the tsar’s adolescence and youth were permeated with deadly danger coming from some of the Boyars, the rebellious Streltsy and Tsarevna Sophia who aspired for power. But already at that early time Peter demonstrates a profound, bright intellect, a strong will and the sense of purpose, which help him disarm both his open and secret enemies.

The Youth of Peter

140 mins | Drama, History | Oct. 29, 1980

The Youth of Peter
The years of the tsar’s adolescence and youth were permeated with deadly danger coming from some of the Boyars, the rebellious Streltsy and Tsarevna Sophia who aspired for power. But already at that early time Peter demonstrates a profound, bright intellect, a strong will and the sense of purpose, which help him disarm both his open and secret enemies.
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers DEFA, Gorky Film Studios
Original title Юность Петра
Directors Sergei Gerasimov
Writers Yuriy Kavtaradze, Sergei Gerasimov, Aleksei Tolstoy

Cast

Dmitriy Zolotukhin

as Peter the Great

Tamara Makarova

as Natalya Kirillovna Naryshkina

Natalya Bondarchuk

as Sophya

Nikolay Eryomenko

as Aleksandr Menshikov

Oleg Strizhenov

as Vassily Golitzyn

Vadim Spiridonov

as Fedor Shaklovityi

Mikhail Nozhkin

as Boris Golitzin

Peter Reusse

as Franz Lefort

Ulrike Mai

as Anna Mons

Yuriy Moroz

as Aleksey Brovkin

Lyubov Polekhina

as Aleksandra Brovkina

Lyubov Germanova

as Yevdokia Lopukhina

Roman Filippov

as Fedor Romodanovskyi

Nikolay Grinko

as Nektaryi

Gennadi Frolov

as Artamon Brovkin

Aleksandra Matveeva

as Knyaginya Buinosova