Tale About Czar Pyotr Arranging Arap's Wedding (1976)
Peter the Great takes a Russian man of African heritage - Ibrahim Petrovich Hannibal - under his wing as the tsar builds his grand navy. After having a disastrous affair in France, Ibrahim vows to never fall in love again, until he sees the daughter of a wealthy boyar. Peter the Great insists the two be married, but Ibrahim goes against the tsar's wishes, refusing to force her to marry him since she doesn't consent. When another man tries to marry her, however, Ibrahim's loyalties and generous nature are put to the test.
Released: Jun 06, 1976
Runtime: 100 minutes
Genre: Romance, Comedy, History
Stars: Vladimir Vysotsky, Aleksey Petrenko, Irina Mazurkevich, Semyon Morozov, Valeriy Zolotukhin, Ivan Ryzhov
Crew: Aleksandr Mitta (Director), Semyon Kutikov (Producer), Nadezhda Buzina (Costume Design), Georgi Koshelev (Production Design), Valery Shuvalov (Director of Photography), Igor Lemeshev (Production Design)