Peter the Great

Directed by Dimitri Buchowetzki

With Emil Jannings, Dagny Servaes, Bernhard Goetzke, Cordy Millowitsch and Walter Janssen

Peter the Great, having become Tsar of Russia, using his shipbuilding knowledge acquired in a foreign country to establish a navy, and being able to use it, provokes a war with Sweden, defeating that country at the Battle of Poltava. This battle marks a turning point between Peter and Russia. His only son turns out to be a coward, meets a refugee girl and makes her his Empress, alienating himself from the church and many nobles. All these factors lead to a conspiracy...