Demidovs

Demidovs (Демидовы) is a 1983 Soviet biographical drama film directed by Yaropolk Lapshin.

Plot
The first series shows the relationship of the Demidovs with Peter the Great. Akinfiy Demidov in a short time was able to establish the production of pig iron and cannons, thanks to which Russia won a number of significant victories. In the second series, Akinfiy becomes the master in the Urals and was able to oppose the ruler Biron, distinguished by cruelty and cunning.

Cast

 * Yevgeniy Yevstigneyev as Nikita Antufiev-Demidov
 * Vadim Spiridonov as Akinfiy Demidov
 * Aleksandr Lazarev as Petr I
 * Leonid Kuravlyov as Menshikov
 * Mikhail Kozakov as Biron
 * Tatyana Tashkova as Marya
 * Lyubov Polekhina as Yevdokiya Korobkova-Demidova
 * Lyudmila Chursina as Yekaterina I
 * Lidiya Fedoseeva-Shukshina as Anna Ioannovna
 * Valeriy Zolotukhin as Panteley