Starring Nikolai Simonov, Alla Tarasova, Nikolai Cherkasov, Mikhail Zharov. Scenario: Aleksei Tolstoy and Vasili Petrov.
Description: Peter the Great confronts his own son Aleksei, who hates the new modern Russia, and dreams of reviving the old, religious Russia. Peter perseveres in his reforms, and ultimately defeats the rival kingdom of Sweden with his reformed army and navy. His forcefulness and forthright enmity to the church made the implied analogy to Stalin obvious.