Historical film "Youth of Peter": actors, characters

In the film "Youth of Peter" actors of Russian cinema cover biographical facts from the life of the great Russian Tsar and the first emperor. The film was shot based on the novel by A.N. Tolstoy. Who played the main roles in it?

"Youth of Peter": actors. Dmitry Zolotukhin as Peter I

Dmitry Zolotukhin refers to a fairly well-known actor's dynasty. His father, Lev Zolotukhin, did a lot of acting and was a prominent figure in theatrical art. Dmitri himself graduated from the Moscow Art Theater School in the 79th year. And then immediately got on shooting the film "Youth of Peter".

The actors who claimed to be the first Russian emperor gave way to the young Zolotukhin on film screenings: first, he looked like Peter I, and, secondly, he managed to demonstrate the truly royal temperament. It was Dmitry's debut in the movie and he did it quite well.

On the screen in front of the audience the story of the future king of the Russian empire unfolds. This period in the life of Peter the Great was very important, given the many reforms and transformations that the tsar subsequently introduced in his state. It was in his youth that Peter realized the whole need for change in his country.

Dmitry Zolotukhin starred in a total of eleven paintings. In the 90's, the actor started developing television technologies, stood at the roots of the development of digital television in Russia.

Tamara Makarova as Peter's mother

In the film "Youth of Peter" actors Tamara Makarova and Dmitry Zolotukhin play mother and son.

Natalia Kirillovna Naryshkina was the second wife of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich Romanov. If you compare the portraits of Peter the Great and his mother, you can see that they are very similar: the same elongated face, the same brown eyes. In 1682, Natalia Kirillovna spent only six months regent under her young sons. But already in June she was removed by Tsarevna Sophia, the daughter of Alexei Mikhailovich from his first marriage.

After Peter the Great was able to regain power, Natalia Kirillovna actually continued to solve all the problems of the state while her son was engaged in building a comic fleet.

Tamara Makarova, who played the role of Peter's mother, was born in Petersburg in 1907. At the time of the film's shooting, she was already seventy years old, and behind her shoulders was a remarkable acting experience. For the first time on the screens of Makarov appeared in 1927 in the movie "Another's jacket." The last film of the famous actress was the drama Leo Tolstoy (1983), where she played Sophia Andreevna - the wife of a great writer.

Natalia Bondarchuk as Princess Sophia

N. Bondarchuk refers to the famous actor's dynasty Bondarchuk. Her father - Sergei Bondarchuk - shot the film "War and Peace", for which he received an Oscar.

Natalia Bondarchuk began acting in the movie in 1970. Among her acting works, one can distinguish the role of Shura in the film "The Soldier came from the front", the role of Nadia in the melodrama "You and I", the role of Hari in the fantasy film "Solaris".

In the film "Youth of Peter" actress got the role of Tsarevna Sophia. Sophia was a powerful and militant woman. When after the death of her brother - the Tsar Fyodor Alekseevich - Peter was elevated to the throne, Sophia and her closest relatives saw in it an injustice. They provoked a streltsy rebellion, was removed from the post of regent, Natalia Kirillovna, insisted that Ivan (brother of Peter) should go on the reign, and herself took over the post of mentor, although in fact she ruled the country.

N. Eremenko, Jr. in the role of Menshikov

Nikolay Eremenko-ml. Is considered one of the most famous Soviet and Russian actors. Most often his name is mentioned in connection with the first Soviet militant "Pirates of the XX century", in which the actor played the main role, but most importantly - he performed all the tricks himself.

Also Eremenko played Julien Sorel in the film "Red and Black", Vasily Rublev in the drama "Walking through the agony", Sam Pantey in the musical film "June 31" and Lord Glenarvan in the adventure film "In Search of Captain Grant".

As for the hero Eremenko - Prince Menshikov - he was close friend of Peter the Great. It was the only Russian nobleman to whom Peter granted the title of Duke. Alexander Menshikov was able to rise to unprecedented heights after the death of Peter the Great, and at the time of the tsar's youth, he simply remained his friend and companion.

Other performers of roles

Oleg Strizhenov ("Stars of captivating happiness") performed in the film the role of Prince Vasily Golitsyn. Vadim Spiridonov ("Eternal Call") played the favorite of the Tsarevna Sophia - Fedor Shaklovitogo. Mikhail Nozhkin ("The Fate of a Resident") appeared in the image of Prince Boris Golitsyn.

The German Peter Roise played the Russian admiral Franz Lefort. Ulrike Kunze is a German Russian-speaking actress, who won the role of Peter's beloved - Anna Mons.

Eduard Bocharov ("Old Fortress") was invited to the role of merchant Brovkin in the film "Peter's Youth", and Lyubov Polekhina ("Leo Tolstoy") played Sanka Brovkina.

Also in the frame you can see Lyubov Germanova ("Mio, my Mio"), Anatoly Barantsev (Handel and Gangsters), Mikhail Zimin ("We'll Live To Monday") and Boris Bachurin (March of Turetsky).