Peter the Great (1986)

02/02/1986 (US) • 1h 33m

War & Politics, Drama

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Maximilian Schell

Peter the Great

4 Episodes

Vanessa Redgrave

Sophia

4 Episodes

Omar Sharif

Prince Feodor Romodanovsky

4 Episodes

Trevor Howard

Sir Isaac Newton

4 Episodes

Laurence Olivier

King William III of Orange

4 Episodes

Helmut Griem

Alexander Menshikov

4 Episodes

Jan Niklas

Young Peter the Great

4 Episodes

Elke Sommer

Charlotte

4 Episodes

Renée Soutendijk

Anna Mons

4 Episodes


Last Season

Peter the Great

1986 | 4 Episodes

Season 1 of Peter the Great premiered on February 2, 1986.

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Status

Ended

Network

network

Type

Scripted

Original Language

English

Keywords

miniseries

historical drama

17th century

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