Peter the Great

Plot 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.

Top Cast

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