Movies and TvShows featuring "peter-the-great" theme.

The figure of Emperor Peter the Great, as well as the era of his formation and reign, still excites the minds of people all over the world. The creators answer the questions of how to take the throne when you are the fourteenth child in the family; how to win access to the sea when there is no professional army and navy in the country; how to bring a country that no one considered before into world leaders in a few decades, and many others.

Peter the Great: The Testament is a Russian TV series, made in 2011 and based on the novel by Daniil Granin's "Evenings with Peter the Great". The film was produced by Studio 2-B-2 entertainment and was shown on Rossiya 1, the Russian TV channel.

Cantemir (1973) is a biographical drama set in 17th and 18th century Constantinople and Russia. It follows the life of Prince Dimitrie Cantemir and his struggles with politics, intrigue, and war. As a historian and philosopher, Cantemir's extraordinary journey involves the stolen manuscript, battles, and his encounters with Ottoman Empire and Russian czars.