Product Details

• Actors: Maximillian Schell, Vanessa Redgrave, Lawrence Olivier
• Format: Color, Closed-captioned, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Anchor Bay Entertainment
• VHS Release Date: June 20, 1994
• Run Time: 380 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6303343872
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #129,038 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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45 of 45 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Czar that was truly pro-Russia, October 11, 2004

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M. K. Estes (White Hall, Arkansas United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Peter the Great [VHS] (VHS Tape)

In the annals of TV movie mini-series this one was one of the greatest. I know that other people that have left their own reviews have made similar comments. The initial time that this series was shown on television, I watched it from the beginning to end faithfully. It is based, I think on Robert K. Massie's voluminous tome, Peter the Great, His Life and His World. I later read the book, which is quite an undertaking, but well worth the time. This mini-series is, as far as I could tell, is as accurate and true to the spirit of what Peter was trying to do not only for mother Russia, but for himself. He had many faults, suffered terribly from paranoia, and could be extremely cruel. Then, on the other hand, had great compassion, and kindness. He had no patience with incompetence, whether it was with his own soldiers or the religious leaders. He wanted to pull, push or drag Russia out from the dark ages and into the light of the new industrial and cultural revolution. To do this, he knew that he would have to expose his people to the modern world. He wanted her to be a progressive nation in the new Europe.
This is truly the quality our television is missing today in exposing our people to things we really need to know about. This mini-series needs to be shown again, and it needs to be available in DVD format for those of us that would like to own it.

33 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Where is the DVD???, February 8, 2005

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S. Han "Dulcinea" (Toronto, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Peter the Great [VHS] (VHS Tape)

My favourite TV mini-series of all time... I've watched it countless times and recommend it to everyone. Its wonderful acting and production definitely set a very high standard that all TV shows should strive to achieve. It needs to be reproduced on DVD format for many, many fans like me.

25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Where is the DVD???, November 27, 2004

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TJ "TJ" (Iceland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Peter the Great [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I remember seeing it a while ago and I became facinated with Russian history. This is well worth your money although I would much prefer DVD