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Peter the Great

1986Show1 season · 4 episodesEnded

Drama War & Politics

78

GreatGoodWatch score

78

GreatGoodWatch score

Summary

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.

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Fingerprint

Draws you into power games.
Pulls you in.
Puts you on the battlefield.
Teaches you something.
Leaves you in awe.

Not for scares, laughs or warmth.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 77GoodWatch 78
IMDb7.7
Time to watch it all
6 h 12 min
4 episodes, about 93 min each
An episode a night: done in 4 nights.
First aired
1986
February 2, 1986
Ended 1986
Genres
War & PoliticsDrama
Language
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Russia
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
ViolenceStrong
Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
Frightening scenesLittle or none
Sex, nudityLittle or none
Dark themesMild
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchTeensBinge-FriendlyThought-Provoking
Not listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 45 · most episodes first
Directing · 2
Marvin J. Chomsky Director, Producer
Lawrence Schiller Director, Executive Producer
Writing · 1
Edward Anhalt Writer
Production · 2
Sharon Howard-Field Casting
Konstantin Thoeren Line Producer
Camera · 1
Vittorio Storaro Director of Photography
Editing · 1
Bill Parker Editor
Sound · 1
Laurence Rosenthal Original Music Composer
Art · 3
Aleksandr Popov Production Design
John Blezard Production Design
Valery Pavlotos Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 3
Sibylle Ulsamer Costume Design
Eleonora Maklakova Costume Design
Franco Giannini Makeup Artist
Other crew · 3
Ian Brown Assistant Makeup Artist
Aleksandr Kovalyov Stunts
Robert K. Massie Book

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1 season · 4 episodes

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