Peter the Great
Overview
Peter the Great is a 1986 NBC television mini-series starring Maximilian Schell as Russian emperor Peter the Great, and based on the biography by Robert K. Massie. It won three Primetime Emmy Awards, including the award for Outstanding Miniseries.
Cast

Maximilian Schell
Peter the Great

Vanessa Redgrave
Sophia

Omar Sharif
Prince Feodor Romodanovsky

Trevor Howard
Sir Isaac Newton

Laurence Olivier
King William III of Orange

Helmut Griem
Alexander Menshikov

Jan Niklas
Young Peter the Great

Elke Sommer
Charlotte

Renée Soutendijk
Anna Mons

Ursula Andress
Athalie

Mel Ferrer
Frederick

Hanna Schygulla
Catherine Skevronskaya