Peter the First, Part I

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

August 30, 1937

Original language

Russian

Spoken languages

Russian

Countries

Soviet Union

Production

Lenfilm

Cast

Nikolai Simonov,Nikolai Orlov,Vladimir Romashkov,Vladimir Garin,Alexander Mgebrov,Nikolai Litvinov,Leonid Alekseev,Nina Latonina,Mikhail Zharov,Alla Tarasovaand 8 more

Director

Vladimir Petrov

Writer

Aleksei Tolstoy,Vladimir Petrov

Producer

Adrian Piotrovskiy,Boris Sokratilin

Cinematography

Vyacheslav Gardanov,Vladimir Yakovlev

Music

Vladimir Shcherbachov

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0029405