Peter the First, Part One (1937) Pyotr pervyy I
Peter the First, Part One (1937)
DVDRip | AVI | 688x512 | XviD @ 1300 Kbps | 98 min | 0,98 Gb
Audio: Русский MP3 @ 128 Kbps | Subs: English (srt)
Genre: Drama, War
DVDRip | AVI | 688x512 | XviD @ 1300 Kbps | 98 min | 0,98 Gb
Audio: Русский MP3 @ 128 Kbps | Subs: English (srt)
Genre: Drama, War
Director: Vladimir Petrov
Writers: Nikolay Leshchenko, Vladimir Petrov
Stars: Nikolai Simonov, Mikhail Zharov, Nikolay Cherkasov
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.
Forget about the terrible Stalin's purges that were going on in the Soviet Union when this film, or rather its 1 Episode, was shot. The film has none of the Stalinist propaganda or dull Soviet ethics. This is a great, bright and powerful work. The role of the great Russian tzar Pyotr I is played by a brilliant Nikolay Simonov and he did a wonderful job. His Pyotr is wild, often terribly cruel, loud and unbearably ferocious to his enemies. He never hesitates and he breaks through like a wild bull. The 1 Episode tells about the terrible beginning of the North War with Sweden, the Russians are shamefully defeated and thus the Tzar starts his bloody reforms. He reorganizes the weak old army, he takes the church bells for the military sakes, he even is ready to arrest his own weak and sickly son Aleksey who is in fact his terrible feud. The second excellent role here is Aleksander Menshikov, the tzar's favorite aid, played by enigmatic Mr. Zharov. His part is cute, sly and so great that provokes a grand smile. The 1 Episode is also about the first military victories, the beginning of the Russian fleet and the foundation of the city of St. Petersburg, exactly 300 years ago…
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Peter the First, Part One (1937) Pyotr pervyy I
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