Peter the First, Part I (1937)
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.
Cast
Nikolai Simonov
Tsar Pyotr I
Mikhail Zharov
Alexander Danilovich Menshikov
Nikolai Cherkasov
Prince Alexei
Mikhail Tarkhanov
Field Marshal Sheremetyev
Viktor Dobrovolsky
Yaguzhinsky, an officer / Fedka, a debtor
Alla Tarasova
Catherine, a peasant girl
Fyodor Bogdanov
Foundry Owner
Aleksandr Larikov
Old Soldier
Nina Latonina
Olga Buinosova
Vladimir Romashkov
Steward Lavrenty Lykov (uncredited)
Georgy Orlov
Zhemov
Alexander Mgebrov
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