Peter the Great

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Peter the Great ★★★ 1986

Dry but eye-pleasing TV miniseries follows the life of Russia's colorful, very tall ruler, from childhood on. Much of the interesting cast is wasted in tiny roles. 371m/C VHS . Maximilian Schell, Laurence Olivier, Omar Sharif, Vanessa Redgrave, Ursula Andress; D: Marvin J. Chomsky; W: Edward Anhalt; C: Vittorio Storaro; M: Laurence Rosenthal. TV

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