Secrets of Palace coup d'etat. Russia, 18th century. Film №2. Testament of the Empress
2000 · 1h 24m · N/A Drama, History
Overview
Having enthroned the wife of Peter the Great and his mistress Catherine I, Menshikov receives unlimited power, thereby causing envy and indignation of his former allies in the coup. Taking advantage of his absence, they are plotting against His Serene Highness. But once again, luck accompanies the brave darling of fortune: having received a warning of mortal danger, he escapes arrest and enters the boudoir of the Empress.
Director and cast
- Natalya Yegorova as Catherine I
- Sergey Shakurov as Alexander Menshikov
- Ekaterina Nikitina as Elizaveta Petrovna
- Ирина Лачина as Grand Duchess Anna Petrovna
- Irina Latchina as Grand Duchess Anna Petrovna
- Dmitriy Verkeyenko as Peter II
- Aleksandr Korzhenkov as Henning Friedrich von Bassewitz
- Nina Ruslanova as Anna Ioannovna
- Aleksandr Lazarev Jr. as Ernst Johann von Biron
- Andrey Mezhulis as Carl Frederick of Sweden
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