Peter the First, Part I

Name: Peter the First, Part I
Genre: Drama, War, History
Released: 1937-08-30
Duration: 145 min

2h 25m·Drama, War, History

Directed by Vladimir Petrov1937

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.

DirectorVladimir PetrovCinematographyVyacheslav GardanovStudioLenfilm

Overview Discussion

Actor	Role
Nikolai SimonovTsar Pyotr I	Tsar Pyotr I
Mikhail ZharovAlexander Danilovich Menshikov	Alexander Danilovich Menshikov
Nikolai CherkasovPrince Alexei	Prince Alexei
Mikhail TarkhanovField Marshal Sheremetyev	Field Marshal Sheremetyev
Viktor DobrovolskyYaguzhinsky, an officer / Fedka, a debtor	Yaguzhinsky, an officer / Fedka, a debtor
Alla TarasovaCatherine, a peasant girl	Catherine, a peasant girl
KKonstantin GibshmanBuinosov, the boyar	Buinosov, the boyar
NNikolai OrlovYemov	Yemov
Fyodor BogdanovFoundry Owner	Foundry Owner
VVladimir GarinNot listed	Not listed
PPetr KuznetsovVlazemsky	Vlazemsky
Aleksandr LarikovOld Soldier	Old Soldier
Nina LatoninaOlga Buinosova	Olga Buinosova
NNikolai LitvinovShafirov	Shafirov
Vladimir RomashkovSteward Lavrenty Lykov (uncredited)	Steward Lavrenty Lykov (uncredited)
Georgy OrlovZhemov	Zhemov
LLeonid AlekseevNot listed	Not listed
Alexander MgebrovNot listed	Not listed