The Youth of Peter the Great (1980)

Original title

Юность Петра

Directed by

Sergei Gerasimov

Genre

drama film, biographical film, historical film

Country

German Democratic Republic, Soviet Union

Runtime

2h 20m

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 12 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film covers the early years of Tsar Peter the Great of Russia. It shows his childhood and his rise to power.

epichistoricaldramaticgrandearnestsluggishreverent

What happens

The Youth of Peter the Great (Russian: Юность Петра, romanized: Yunost Petra) is a first part of a two-part film, which was based on a novel Peter I, written by Aleksey Tolstoy. The film was directed by a famous 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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