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Release Date:
June 6, 1976
Original Title:
Сказ про то, как царь Пётр арапа женил
Alternate Titles:
How Czar Peter the Great Married Off His Moor
Skaz pro To, kak Tsar Pyotr Arapa Zhenil
Сказ про то, как царь Петр арапа женил
Genres:
Comedy | History | Romance
Production Companies:
Mosfilm
Production Countries:
Soviet Union
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 100
Peter the Great takes a Russian man of African heritage - Ibrahim Petrovich Hannibal - under his wing as the tsar builds his grand navy. After having a disastrous affair in France, Ibrahim vows to never fall in love again, until he sees the daughter of a wealthy boyar. Peter the Great insists the two be married, but Ibrahim goes against the tsar's wishes, refusing to force her to marry him since she doesn't consent. When another man tries to marry her, however, Ibrahim's loyalties and generous nature are put to the test.
Costume Design:
Nadezhda Buzina
Director:
Aleksandr Mitta
Director of Photography:
Valery Shuvalov
Editor:
Nadezhda Veselovskaya
Music:
Alfred Schnittke
Producer:
Semyon Kutikov
Production Design:
Georgi Koshelev
Igor Lemeshev
Screenplay:
Yuli Dunsky
Valeri Frid
Aleksandr Mitta
Writer:
Alexander Pushkin
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