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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.
Original Release
02/02/1986 on NBC
US Release
02/02/1986
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Maximilian Schell | Peter the Great |
| Vanessa Redgrave | Sophia |
| Omar Sharif | Prince Feodor Romodanovsky |
| Trevor Howard | Sir Isaac Newton |
| Laurence Olivier | King William III of Orange |
| Helmut Griem | Alexander Menshikov |
| Jan Niklas | Young Peter the Great |
| Elke Sommer | Charlotte |
| Renée Soutendijk | Anna Mons |
| Ursula Andress | Athalie |
Directors
Lawrence Schiller, Marvin J. Chomsky
Writers
Robert K. Massie, Edward Anhalt
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Maximilian Schell | Peter the Great |
| Vanessa Redgrave | Sophia |
| Omar Sharif | Prince Feodor Romodanovsky |
| Trevor Howard | Sir Isaac Newton |
| Laurence Olivier | King William III of Orange |
| Helmut Griem | Alexander Menshikov |
| Jan Niklas | Young Peter the Great |
| Elke Sommer | Charlotte |
| Renée Soutendijk | Anna Mons |
| Ursula Andress | Athalie |
| Mel Ferrer | Frederick |
| Hanna Schygulla | Catherine Skevronskaya |
| Mike Gwilym | Shafirov |
| Günther Maria Halmer | Count Tolstoy |
| Olegar Fedoro | Boyar Lopukhin |
| Jan Malmsjö | Patriarch |
| Lilli Palmer | Natalya |
| Geoffrey Whitehead | Prince Vasily Golitsyn |
| Jeremy Kemp | Col. Patrick Gordon |
| Boris Plotnikov | Alexis |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Lawrence Schiller | Executive Producer |
| Konstantin Thoeren | Producer |
| Marvin J. Chomsky | Producer |
Editors
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1987 | Golden Globe | Best Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Nominated |
| 1987 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Nominated |
| 1987 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Nominated |
| 1986 | Emmy | Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Special (Dramatic Underscore) | Won |
| 1986 | Emmy | Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries or a Special | Nominated |
| 1986 | Emmy | Outstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries or a Special | Nominated |
| 1986 | Emmy | Outstanding Costume Design for a Miniseries or a Special | Won |
| 1986 | Emmy | Outstanding Miniseries | Won |
| 1986 | Emmy | Outstanding Sound Editing for a Miniseries or a Special | Nominated |
| 1986 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Special | Nominated |
