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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 |
|---|
| Omar Sharif | Prince Feodor Romodanovsky |
| Ursula Andress | Athalie |
| Helmut Griem | Alexander Menshikov |
| Geoffrey Whitehead | Prince Vasily Golitsyn |
| Jeremy Kemp | Col. Patrick Gordon |
| Mel Ferrer | Frederick |
| Vanessa Redgrave | Sophia |
| Maximilian Schell | Peter the Great |
| Trevor Howard | Sir Isaac Newton |
| Elke Sommer | Charlotte |
Directors
Marvin J. Chomsky, Lawrence Schiller
Writers
Edward Anhalt, Robert K. Massie
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Omar Sharif | Prince Feodor Romodanovsky |
| Ursula Andress | Athalie |
| Helmut Griem | Alexander Menshikov |
| Geoffrey Whitehead | Prince Vasily Golitsyn |
| Jeremy Kemp | Col. Patrick Gordon |
| Mel Ferrer | Frederick |
| Vanessa Redgrave | Sophia |
| Maximilian Schell | Peter the Great |
| Trevor Howard | Sir Isaac Newton |
| Elke Sommer | Charlotte |
| Laurence Olivier | King William III of Orange |
| Lilli Palmer | Natalya |
| Hanna Schygulla | Catherine Skevronskaya |
| Günther Maria Halmer | Count Tolstoy |
| Olegar Fedoro | Boyar Lopukhin |
| Christoph Eichhorn | Karl XII, King of Sweden |
| Jan Niklas | Young Peter the Great |
| Algis Arlauskas | Father Theodosius |
| Renée Soutendijk | Anna Mons |
| Mike Gwilym | Shafirov |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Lawrence Schiller | Executive Producer |
| Marvin J. Chomsky | Producer |
| Konstantin Thoeren | 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 |
