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Peter the Great

0.0 75 mins Drama   History   1922
Europäische Film-Allianz  
Director(s): Dimitri Buchowetzki

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...

Casts of Peter the Great

Emil Jannings

as Tsar Peter the Great

Dagny Servaes

as Katharina II.

Bernhard Goetzke

as Minister Menschikoff

Cordy Millowitsch

as Zarin Eudoxia

Walter Janssen

as Alexis, Zarewitsch

Alexandra Sorina

as Aphrosinia

Fritz Kortner

as Patriarch Adrian

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