Peter I: The Last Tsar and the First Emperor
Seen it?2022 | 112 min | History, Drama
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for history buffs. If you loved Mr. Turner or The Last Emperor, start here.
- The mood
- Thoughtful and character-driven.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 52 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Russian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
The figure of Emperor Peter the Great, as well as the era of his formation and reign, still excites the minds of people all over the world. The creators answer the questions of how to take the throne when you are the fourteenth child in the family; how to win access to the sea when there is no professional army and navy in the country; how to bring a country that no one considered before into world leaders in a few decades, and many others.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 3K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Andrei Kravchuk
- Konstantin KhabenskyNarrator (voice)
- Ivan KolesnikovPeter I
- Aleksey LukinYoung Peter I
- Daniil Muravev-IzotovPeter I (aged 10)
- Maksim Ivanov-MareninYoung Alexander Menshikov
- Igor GordinAlexander Menshikov
- Wolfgang CernyFrançois Le Fort
- Ksenia UtekhinaCatherine I
- Anastasiya MishinaSophia Alekseyevna
- Yuliya BocharovaNatalya Naryshkina