The Blackamoor of Peter the Great

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The Blackamoor of Peter the Great (1976)

Directed by Alexander Mitta

Romance, Comedy, History · 1h 35m

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.

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Cast

Crew

Director
Alexander Mitta
Screenplay
Alexander Mitta, Yuli Dunsky, Valeri Frid
Novel
Alexander Pushkin
Director of Photography
Valery Shuvalov
Original Music Composer
Alfred Schnittke
Editor
Nadezhda Veselovskaya, Z. Karpukhina

Details

Original title
Сказ про то, как царь Пётр арапа женил
Release date
1976-06-06
Runtime
1h 35m
Genres
Romance, Comedy, History
Original language
RU
Spoken languages
Russian
Countries
Soviet Union
Production
Mosfilm