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Peter the Great

TV·1986–1986·1 season, 4 episodes·NBC·War & Politics, Drama·1h 33m

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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.

Castfull cast & details

Maximilian SchellMaximilian SchellPeter the GreatVanessa RedgraveVanessa RedgraveSophiaOmar SharifOmar SharifPrince Feodor RomodanovskyTrevor HowardTrevor HowardSir Isaac NewtonLaurence OlivierLaurence OlivierKing William III of OrangeHelmut GriemHelmut GriemAlexander MenshikovJan NiklasJan NiklasYoung Peter the GreatElke SommerElke SommerCharlotte

Episodes by season

Season014Episodes1986Aired—Season avg
  1. S01E01Episode 1February 2, 1986—
  2. S01E02Episode 2February 3, 1986—
  3. S01E03Episode 3February 4, 1986—
  4. S01E04Episode 4February 5, 1986—

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