Peter the Great (1922 film)
| Peter the Great | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Dimitri Buchowetzki |
| Written by | Ludwig Metzger-Hollands |
| Starring | Emil Jannings Bernhard Goetzke Dagny Servaes Fritz Kortner |
| Cinematography | Curt Courant Willy Hameister |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | National-Film (Germany) Paramount Pictures (US) |
Release date | 2 November 1922 |
| Country | Germany |
| Languages | Silent German intertitles |
Peter the Great (German: Peter der Große) is a 1922 German silent historical film directed by Dimitri Buchowetzki and starring Emil Jannings, Bernhard Goetzke and Dagny Servaes. It depicts the life of the reformist Russian Tsar Peter the Great. It premiered in Berlin on 2 November 1922. The film's art direction was by Hans Dreier.
Buchowetzki had previously directed Jannings in Danton (1921) and Othello (1922).[1] Jannings later played another Russian Tsar, Paul I, in The Patriot (1928).
Cast
- Emil Jannings as Zar Peter der Große
- Bernhard Goetzke as Minister Menschikoff
- Dagny Servaes
- Fritz Kortner as Patriarch Adrian
- Walter Janssen as Alexis, Zarewitsch
- Cordy Millowitsch as Zarin Eudoxia
- Alexandra Sorina as Aphrosinia
References
- ^ Petro p.186
Bibliography
- Petro, Patrice. Idols of Modernity: Movie Stars of the 1920s. Rutgers University Press, 2010.
External links
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Categories:
- 1922 films
- 1920s biographical films
- 1920s historical films
- German biographical films
- German historical films
- German films
- Films of the Weimar Republic
- German silent films
- Films directed by Dimitri Buchowetzki
- Films set in Russia
- Films set in the 17th century
- Films set in the 18th century
- Biographical films about Russian royalty
- 1920s German film stubs
- Historical film stubs
- German black-and-white films