At the Beginning of Glorious Days (1980)

Original title

В начале славных дел

Directed by

Sergei Gerasimov

Genre

drama film, historical film

Country

Soviet Union

Runtime

2h 18m

Rating

8.7 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is a historical drama about the early reign of Peter the Great in Russia. It follows his efforts to modernize the country and build a new navy while dealing with political opposition.

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What happens

At the Beginning of Glorious Days (Russian: В начале славных дел, romanized: V nachale slavnykh del) is the second part of a two-part film that started with The Youth of Peter the Great. Both parts were released in the Soviet Union in 1980 and are based on a novel, Peter I, written by Aleksey Tolstoy. The film was directed by Russian director Sergei Gerasimov. The movie is considered to be a classic of Russian historical cinema. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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