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Peter the First

Original title: Pyotr pervyy I
  • 19371937
  • 1h 36m
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Peter the First (1937)
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IMDb RATING
7.2/10
201
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
168,942
81,655
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    • Director
      • Vladimir Petrov
    • Writers
      • Vladimir Petrov(screenplay)
      • Aleksei Tolstoy(novel)
    • Stars
      • Nikolai Simonov
      • Nikolay Cherkasov
      • Alla Tarasova
    • Director
      • Vladimir Petrov
    • Writers
      • Vladimir Petrov(screenplay)
      • Aleksei Tolstoy(novel)
    • Stars
      • Nikolai Simonov
      • Nikolay Cherkasov
      • Alla Tarasova
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    • 3User reviews
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins

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    Nikolay Cherkasov, Viktor Dobrovolsky, Vladimir Petrov, Nikolai Simonov, Alla Tarasova, Mikhail Tarkhanov, Irina Zarubina, and Mikhail Zharov in Peter the First (1937)
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    Nikolai Simonov
    Nikolai Simonov
    • Peter I
    Nikolay Cherkasov
    Nikolay Cherkasov
    • Prince Alexey
    Alla Tarasova
    Alla Tarasova
    • Catherine I
    Mikhail Zharov
    Mikhail Zharov
    • Menshikov
    Mikhail Tarkhanov
    Mikhail Tarkhanov
    • Sheremetyev…
    Konstantin Gibshman
    • Buynosov
    • (as K. Gibshman)
    Viktor Dobrovolsky
    Viktor Dobrovolsky
    • Fedka…
    N. Rochefort
    • Demidov
    • (as N. Roshefor)
    Fyodor Bogdanov
    • Brovkin
    Nikolay Litvinov
    • Shafirov
    • (as N. Litvinov)
    Irina Zarubina
    Irina Zarubina
    • Yefrosinya
    Georgi Orlov
    • Zhemov
    • (as G. Orlov)
    Aleksandr Larikov
    • Old Soldier
    • (as A. Larikov)
    Pyotr Kuznetsov
    • Vyazemskiy
    Anatoliy Rzhanov
    • Dolgorukiy
    • (as A. Rzhanov)
    Nina Latonina
    • Olga Buynosova
    M. Safronova
    • Antonida Buynosova
    Evgeniy Ageev
    • Nikita Demidov
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Vladimir Petrov
    • Writers
      • Vladimir Petrov(screenplay)
      • Aleksei Tolstoy(novel) (screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      Nina Latonina's supporting role as Olga Buynosova were mixed up in the 1965 restoration with M. Safronova's as the sister Antonida Buynosova, resulting in M. Safronova being credited as "Olga Buynosova", and removing Nina Latonova from the main titles altogether,
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    Great masterpiece, best Peter the First actor I've seen.
    In the end of 16th century, when Europe was thriving with trade and explorations, Russia was still backwater country with archaic government system and no hopes in the future. One man was destined to change it all - and the movie tells (only if quite short) about it. Actor who played reformatic Russian tzar, Peter I, does amazing job - its exactly how I imagine myself the emperor, who quite possibly could have looked bit different and had different temperament. Cruel and coldhearted at times and often driven by opposite feelings as well, Peter shown through both movies the way we came to known him. Just to finish this, last time I been to his grave in Peter and Pavel shrine, there were a lot of flowers near it, much more than near any other ones, even the last tzar.
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    • Aug 13, 2004

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    • Release date
      • December 24, 1937 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Soviet Union
    • Language
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • The Conquests of Peter the Great, Part One
    • Production companies
      • Lenfilm Studio
      • Mosfilm
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 36 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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