The Blackamoor of Peter the Great

Overview

Peter the Great takes a Russian man of African heritage - Ibrahim Petrovich Hannibal - under his wing as the tsar builds his grand navy. After having a disastrous affair in France, Ibrahim vows to never fall in love again, until he sees the daughter of a wealthy boyar. Peter the Great insists the two be married, but Ibrahim goes against the tsar's wishes, refusing to force her to marry him since she doesn't consent. When another man tries to marry her, however, Ibrahim's loyalties and generous nature are put to the test.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

June 6, 1976

Original language

Russian

Spoken languages

Russian

Countries

Soviet Union

Production

Mosfilm

Cast

Vladimir Vysotsky,Aleksey Petrenko,Ivan Ryzhov,Irina Mazurkevich,Mikhail Kokshenov,Evgeny Mitta,Semyon Morozov,Valeriy Zolotukhin,Mikhail Gluzskiy,Oleg Tabakovand 37 more

Director

Aleksandr Mitta

Writer

Yuli Dunsky,Valeri Frid,Aleksandr Mitta,Alexander Pushkin,Roman Sef,Yelena Skidanenko

Producer

Semyon Kutikov

Cinematography

Valery Shuvalov

Music

Alfred Schnittke

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0075225