In the film "Youth of Peter", the actors of the Russian cinema highlight 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 in the role of Peter I
Dmitry Zolotukhin refers to a rather famous acting dynasty. His father - Lev Zolotukhin - starred in films and was a prominent figure in theatrical art. Dmitry himself graduated from the Moscow Art Theater School only in the 79th year. And then immediately got on the set of the film “Youth of Peter”.
Actors who claimed the role of the first Russian emperor lost to the young Zolotukhin at the screening: firstly, he looked like Peter I, and secondly, he was able to demonstrate a truly royal temperament. It was Dmitry’s debut in the movie and he worked out pretty well for him.
On the screen, the audience unfolds the history of the formation of the future tsar of the Russian empire. This period in the life of Peter the Great was very important, given the many reforms and transformations that the king 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 films. In the 90s, the actor took up the development of television technology, stood at the origins of the development of digital television in Russia.
Tamara Makarova in the role of mother of Peter
In the film “Youth of Peter”, actors Tamara Makarova and Dmitry Zolotukhin play mother and son.
Natalya 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, Natalya Kirillovna spent only six months as regent with her young sons. But already in June, Princess Sophia, the daughter of Alexei Mikhailovich, removed her from her first marriage.
After Peter the Great was able to regain power, Natalya Kirillovna actually continued to solve all the problems of the state while her son was engaged in the construction of a amusing fleet.
Tamara Makarova, who played the role of Peter's mother, was born in St. Petersburg in 1907. At the time of the filming of the film, she was already seventy years old and had a remarkable acting experience. For the first time on the screens Makarov appeared in 1927 in the film "Alien Jacket." The last film of the famous actress was the drama Leo Tolstoy (1983), where she played Sofia Andreevna - the wife of the great writer.
Natalia Bondarchuk as Princess Sophia
N. Bondarchuk belongs to the famous acting dynasty Bondarchuk. Her father, Sergei Bondarchuk, made the film War and Peace, for which he received the Academy Award.
Natalia Bondarchuk began acting in films in 1970. Among her acting work, one can single out the role of Shura in the film “The Soldier Came from the Front”, the role of Nadia in the melodrama “You and Me”, the role of Hari in the science fiction film “Solaris”.
In the film "Youth of Peter", the actress got the role of Princess Sophia. Sophia was a domineering and belligerent woman. When, after the death of her brother, Tsar Fyodor Alekseevich, Peter was elevated to the royal throne, Sophia and her immediate family saw injustice in this. They provoked a streltsy revolt, ousted the regency Natalya Kirillovna from the post, insisted that Ivan (Peter’s brother) ascend to the reign, and herself would take up the post of mentor under him, although in fact she ruled the country.
N. Eremenko Jr. as Menshikov
Nikolay Eremenko Jr. considered one of the most famous Soviet and Russian actors. Most often, his name is mentioned in connection with the first Soviet action movie “Pirates of the 20th Century,” in which the artist played the main role, but most importantly, performed all the tricks on his own.
Eremenko also played Julien Sorel in the film "Red and Black", Vasily Rublev in the drama "Going through the Pain", Sam Panty 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 friends of Peter the Great. This was the only Russian nobleman to whom Peter bestowed the title of Duke. Alexander Menshikov was able to rise to unprecedented heights after the death of Peter the Great, and during the tsar’s youth he simply remained his friend and associate.
Other role performers
Oleg Strizhenov (“Stars of captivating happiness”) played the role of Prince Vasily Golitsyn in the film. Vadim Spiridonov (“Eternal Call”) played the favorite of Tsarevna Sophia - Fyodor Shaklovity. Mikhail Nozhkin (“The Fate of the Resident”) appeared in the image of Prince Boris Golitsyn.
The German Peter Royce played the Russian admiral
Franz Lefort. Ulrika Kunze is a German Russian-speaking actress, who got the role of Peter's lover -
Anna Mons.Eduard Bocharov (“The Old Fortress”) was invited to the role of the merchant Brovkin in the film “Youth of Peter”, and Lyubov Polekhina (“Leo Tolstoy”) played Sanka Brovkina.
Also in the frame you can see Lyubov Germanova (“Myo, Myo Myo”), Anatoly Barantsev (“Handel and the Gangsters”), Mikhail Zimin (“Let's Live Until Monday”) and Boris Bachurin (“Turetsky March”).