Secrets of Palace coup d'etat. Russia, 18th century. Film №2. Testament Empress (2000)
December 31, 2000
Drama, History
1h 24m

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
- Director
- Svetlana Druzhinina
- Catherine I Natalya Yegorova
- Alexander Menshikov Sergey Shakurov
- Anna Ioannovna Nina Ruslanova
- Ernst Johann von Biron Aleksandr Lazarev Jr.
- Carl Frederick of Sweden Andrey Mezhulis
- Федор Суров (Fyodor Surov) Fyodor Dobronravov
- General Saltykov Vladimir Soshalsky
- Anton de Vieira Andrei Davydov
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Keywords
- empire
- 18th century
- historical drama
- russia
- russian empire