Peter the Great

Peter the Great (1922)

DramaHistory

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...

Director: Dimitri Buchowetzki
Writer: Ludwig Metzger

Casts

	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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