Peter the First, Part II

Peter the First, Part II

1938 · 96 min · ★ 4.6 · Drama, History, War

Depicts Russian Tsar Peter the First's conquest over the Swedes and his son Aleksey's plot to overthrow him.

Directed by Vladimir Petrov · Written by Aleksei Tolstoy

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