Peter the Great
*Peter the Great* is a 1986 NBC television mini-series starring Maximilian Schell as Russian emperor Peter the Great. Based on the biography by Robert K. Massie, the mini-series won three Primetime Emmy Awards, including the award for Outstanding Miniseries.
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Maximilian Schell
as Peter the Great
Vanessa Redgrave
as Sophia
Omar Sharif
as Prince Feodor Romodanovsky
Trevor Howard
as Sir Isaac Newton
Laurence Olivier
as King William III of Orange
Helmut Griem
as Alexander Menshikov
Jan Niklas
as Young Peter the Great
Elke Sommer
as Charlotte
Renee Soutendijk
as Anna Mons
Ursula Andress
as Athalie
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