Peter the Great, having become Tsar of Russia, using his shipbuilding knowledge acquired in a foreign country to establish a navy, and being able to use it, provokes a war with Sweden, defeating that country at the Battle of Poltava. This battle marks a turning point between Peter and Russia. His only son turns out to be a coward, meets a refugee girl and makes her his Empress, alienating himself from the church and many nobles. All these factors lead to a conspiracy...
Dimitri Buchowetzki
Director

Emil Jannings
Tsar Peter the Great

Dagny Servaes
Katharina II.

Bernhard Goetzke
Minister Menschikoff

Cordy Millowitsch
Zarin Eudoxia

Walter Janssen
Alexis, Zarewitsch

Alexandra Sorina
Aphrosinia

Fritz Kortner
Patriarch Adrian
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