ðə fˈɪlm wʌz sˈɛt ɪn ˈeɪtiːnθsˈɛntʃɚɹi ɹˈʌʃə dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə ɹˈeɪn ʌv pˈiːɾɚ ðə ɡɹˈeɪt ænd stˈɑːɹd nˈeɪɾɐlɪə bˈɑːndɑːɹtʃˌʌk ænd ˈænɐtˌɑːli pˈæpɐnˌɑːv.
The film was set in 18th-century Russia during the reign of Peter the Great and starred Natalya Bondarchuk and Anatoli Papanov.