Secrets of Palace coup d'etat. Russia, 18th century. Film №2. Testament of the Empress
Directed by Svetlana Druzhinina
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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.Read moreLess
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.
The story
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.
Cast & crew
Natalya YegorovaCatherine I
Sergey ShakurovAlexander Menshikov
Irina LachinaGrand Duchess Anna Petrovna
Nina RuslanovaAnna Ioannovna
Aleksandr Lazarev Jr.Ernst Johann von Biron
Andrey MezhulisCarl Frederick of Sweden
Fyodor DobronravovФедор Суров (Fyodor Surov)
Vladimir SoshalskyGeneral Saltykov
Andrei DavydovAnton de VieiraExplore the crew
- Director
- Svetlana Druzhinina
- Writer
- Svetlana Druzhinina
- Writer
- Pavel Finn
- Editor
- Людмила Свириденко