Peter the Great (TV Series)

Peter the Great (TV Series)

"Peter the Great" is a 1986 NBC television mini-series starring Maximilian Schell as Russian leader Peter the Great, and based on the biography by Robert K. Massie.

Plot summary

Russia at the dawn of the 18th century - a vast, chilling mysterious land, almost medieval. 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 into the modern world. A shrewd Czar and a visionary. Statesman, sailor, and ship-builder. Military leader. A husband and a father. A man who dared to dream the impossible dream, and succeeded.

Cast

* Maximilian Schell as Peter the Great
* Jan Niklas as Peter the Great (as a young man)
* Vanessa Redgrave as Sophia
* Omar Sharif as Prince Feodor Romodanovsky
* Sir Laurence Olivier as King William III of Orange
* Trevor Howard as Sir Isaac Newton
* Ursula Andress as Athalie

The series was released as a three tape VHS box set in 1992, and has yet to be released on DVD.

References

* Internet Movie Database page on "Peter the Great" TV Series
* Plot summery from VHS release cover
* "The Complete Films of Laurence Olivier" by Jerry Vermilye, Citadel Press, 1992.

External links

*imdb title|0090502|Peter the Great


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • The Great Game — For the film, see The Great Game (film) The Great Game was a term used for the strategic rivalry and conflict between the British Empire and the Russian Empire for supremacy in Central Asia. The classic Great Game period is generally regarded as… …   Wikipedia

  • The Professionals (TV series) — The Professionals was a British crime action television drama series that aired on the ITV network from 1977 to 1983, filmed between 1977 and 1982. In all, 57 episodes were produced. It starred Martin Shaw, Lewis Collins and Gordon Jackson, as… …   Wikipedia

  • The Avengers (TV series) — infobox Television show name = The Avengers caption = John Steed (Patrick Macnee) and Emma Peel (Diana Rigg in the tv series.) format = Spy fi runtime = 50 minutes creator = Sydney Newman starring = Patrick Macnee Ian Hendry Honor Blackman Diana… …   Wikipedia

  • The Contender (TV series) — Infobox Television show name = The Contender caption = format = Reality/Sport runtime = Varies creator = Mark Burnett starring = Sugar Ray Leonard and Sylvester Stallone/Floyd Mayweather country = U.S. network = NBC ESPN Versus current network =… …   Wikipedia

  • The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (TV series) — Infobox Television show name = The Hitchhiker s Guide to the Galaxy caption = Opening titles designed by Doug Burd format = Science fiction sitcom camera = picture format = 4:3 audio format = Monaural runtime = 33 mins creator = Douglas Adams… …   Wikipedia

  • The Dark Tower (series) — For other uses, see The Dark Tower (disambiguation). The Dark Tower The Dark Tower painting by Michael Whelan The Gunslinger (1982) The Drawing of the Three (1987) The …   Wikipedia

  • The Great Muppet Caper — Infobox Film | name = The Great Muppet Caper caption = The Great Muppet Caper DVD cover director = Jim Henson producer = David Lazer Frank Oz writer = Tom Patchett Jay Tarses Jerry Juhl Jack Rose starring = Jim Henson Frank Oz Dave Goelz Jerry… …   Wikipedia

  • The Great Race — Infobox Film name = The Great Race image size = caption = Poster director = Blake Edwards producer = Martin Jurow writer = Blake Edwards, Arthur A. Ross starring = Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis, Natalie Wood music = Henry Mancini cinematography =… …   Wikipedia

  • The Great Space Coaster — infobox television show name = The Great Space Coaster caption = format = children s show runtime = 30 minutes creator = starring = country = USA network = Syndicated first aired = September, 1981 last aired = September, 1986 num seasons = 5 num… …   Wikipedia

  • The Great Mouse Detective — Infobox Film name = The Great Mouse Detective director = Ron Clements Burny Mattinson Dave Michener John Musker producer = Burny Mattinson writer = starring =Barrie Ingham Vincent Price Val Bettin Susanne Pollatschek Candy Candido Alan Young… …   Wikipedia

  • List of people known as The Great — This is a list of people whose names in English are commonly appended with the phrase the Great , or who were called that or an equivalent phrase in their own language. Other languages have their own suffixes such as e Bozorg and e azam in… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
https://en-academic.com/dic.nsf/enwiki/9163355 Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”