Peter the Great1986War & Politics, DramaLoading watch options…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.CastMaximilian SchellVanessa RedgraveOmar SharifTrevor HowardLaurence Olivier