The read
It runs a compact 1h 15m.
Synopsis
Peter the Great, having become Tsar of Russia, using his shipbuilding knowledge acquired in a foreign country to establish a navy, and being able to use it, provokes a war with Sweden, defeating that country at the Battle of Poltava. This battle marks a turning point between Peter and Russia. His only son turns out to be a coward, meets a refugee girl and makes her his Empress, alienating himself from the church and many nobles. All these factors lead to a conspiracy...
Ratings
IMDb5/10
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Key crew
- Dimitri BuchowetzkiDirector
- Ludwig MetzgerScreenplay
Cast
- Emil JanningsTsar Peter the Great
- Dagny ServaesKatharina II.
- Bernhard GoetzkeMinister Menschikoff
- Cordy MillowitschZarin Eudoxia
- Walter JanssenAlexis, Zarewitsch
- Alexandra SorinaAphrosinia
- Fritz KortnerPatriarch Adrian