Secrets of Palace coup d'etat. Russia, 18th century. Film №2. Testament of the Empress

Secrets of Palace coup d'etat. Russia, 18th century. Film №2. Testament of the Empress (2000) is a drama, history film directed by Svetlana Druzhinina rated 5.8/10.

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

Natalya Yegorova

Catherine I

Sergey Shakurov

Alexander Menshikov

Ekaterina Nikitina

Elizaveta Petrovna

Irina Lachina

Grand Duchess Anna Petrovna

Dmitriy Verkeyenko

Peter II

Aleksandr Korzhenkov

Henning Friedrich von Bassewitz

Nina Ruslanova

Anna Ioannovna

Aleksandr Lazarev Jr.

Ernst Johann von Biron

Andrey Mezhulis

Carl Frederick of Sweden

Fyodor Dobronravov

Федор Суров (Fyodor Surov)

Vladimir Soshalsky

General Saltykov

Andrei Davydov

Anton de Vieira