Peter the Great | |
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Genre |
Historical novel-based Drama |
Written by |
Edward Anhalt Robert K. Massie |
Directed by |
Marvin J. Chomsky Lawrence Schiller |
Starring |
Maximilian Schell Vanessa Redgrave Omar Sharif Trevor Howard Laurence Olivier Helmut Griem Jan Niklas Elke Sommer Renee Soutendijk Ursula Andress Mel Ferrer |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of episodes | 4 |
Production | |
Producer(s) | Marvin J. Chomsky Lawrence Schiller Konstantin Thoeren |
Cinematography | Vittorio Storaro |
Editor(s) | Bill Parker |
Running time | 371 min |
Production company(s) | ABC (US) |
Distributor | NBC |
Release | |
Original release | February 2 | – February 2, 1986
Peter the Great is a 1986 NBC television mini-series starring Maximilian Schell as Russian emperor Peter the Great, and based on the biography by Robert K. Massie. It won three Primetime Emmy Awards, including the award for Outstanding Miniseries.
Russia at the dawn of the 18th century—a vast, chilling mysterious land, medieval in its character. A country led by a man whose curious, questing spirit is eager to learn all that is new. A monarch who brings his feudal country "kicking and screaming" into the modern world. A shrewd tsar and a visionary. Statesman, sailor, and shipbuilder. Military leader. A husband and a father. A man who dared to dream the impossible dream, and succeeded.
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Writers Guild of America Award