At the Beginning of Glorious Days

Overview

Late 17th century. With no access to the sea, Russia suffers great losses in foreign trade. Peter tries to capture the Turkish fortress of Azov, but with no success: he can win only if he has a fleet. Peter’s ukases provoke the Boyars’ indignation. Europe looks in amazement: the Russian tsar begins to work at a Dutch shipyard learning the subtleties of shipbuilding?! But his training is cut short. Peter has to return to Russia in order to brutally suppress the Streltsy rebellion organized by his sister Sophia.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

April 13, 1981

Original language

Russian

Spoken languages

Russian

Countries

East Germany, Soviet Union

Production

Gorky Film Studios,DEFA,DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme

Cast

Tamara Makarova,Mykola Hrynko,Natalya Bondarchuk,Roman Filippov,Марина Устименко,Anatoliy Barantsev,Vitaliy Matveyev,Erich Gerberding,Gennadi Frolov,Vladimir Marenkovand 30 more

Director

Sergei Gerasimov

Writer

Sergei Gerasimov,Yuriy Kavtaradze,Aleksei Tolstoy

Cinematography

Sergey Filippov,Horst Hardt

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

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