Secrets of Palace coup d'etat. Russia, 18th century. Film №2. Testament Empress
Dec 31 2000
•1h 24m
•Drama, History
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.
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Natalya Yegorova
Catherine I
Sergey Shakurov
Alexander Menshikov
Ekaterina Nikitina
Elizaveta Petrovna
Ирина Лачина
Grand Duchess Anna Petrovna
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