Word: maximillian
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...screen is close to a miracle; that it turns out to be another of TV's pretty but plodding historical sagas is less surprising. With its lavish sets (including the 17th century Kremlin) and the proverbial cast of thousands, the eight- hour, $27 million epic looks spectacular. Maximillian Schell, the most prominent of four actors who play Peter, has moments of leonine power, and Vanessa Redgrave is striking as his treacherous sister. But the rest of the all-star cast--including Hannah Schygulla, Laurence Olivier, Trevor Howard and Mel Ferrer--is lost in the pageantry. Edward Anhalt's script...