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