The story
The true-life, stranger-than-fiction tale of eighteenth-century Greek pirate turned merchant Ioannis Varvakis, who rose from humble beginnings to become the head of one of the largest mercantile empires in Europe.
Cast & crew
Sebastian KochIoannis Varvakis
Evgeniy StychkinIvan
Juan Diego BottoAlexios Lefentarios
Olga SutulovaHelena Romachoff
John CleeseMcCormick
Catherine DeneuveEmpress Catherine II of Russia
Alexandra SakelaropoulouVarvakis' Mother
Akis SakellariouKimonas (school teacher)
Fotini BaxevaniLudmilla
Lakis LazopoulosFisherman of God
Pavlos KontoyannidisShipbuilder
Alexandros MylonasTemporary Prime MinisterExplore the crew
- Director
- Yannis Smaragdis
- Editor
- Yorgos Mavropsaridis
- Writer
- Panagiotis Pashidis
- Writer
- Yannis Smaragdis
- Director of Photography
- Aris Stavrou
- Writer
- Vladimir Valutskiy
- Writer
- Jackie Pavlenko
- Producer
- Eleni Smaragdi