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Peter the First, Part I (1937)

Peter the First, Part I (1937)

Drama History War
Release Date: 1937, August 30
Directors: Vladimir Petrov
Countries: Soviet Union
Production: Lenfilm, Lenfilm
Cast: Viktor Dobrovolsky, Aleksandr Larikov, Mikhail Zharov, Nikolai Simonov, Alla Tarasova, Nikolai Cherkasov, Georgy Orlov, Nikolai Orlov, Fyodor Bogdanov, Nikolai Litvinov, Mikhail Tarkhanov, Konstantin Gibshman

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.

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