Movie
The woman who will become Catherine the Great marries into the Russian royal family when she weds Grand Duke Peter, the nephew of Empress Elizabeth. Although the couple has moments of contentment, Peter's cruel and erratic behavior causes a rift between him and Catherine. Mere months after Peter succeeds his aunt as the ruler of Russia, a revolt is brewing, and Catherine is poised to ascend to the throne as the country's new empress.
Grand Duke Peter
Catherine
Empress Elisabeth
Lecocq
Princess Anhalt-Zerbst
Katushienka
Countess Olga
Countess Vorontzova
Grigory Orlov
Bestujhev
Ogarev
Goudovitch
Colonel Karnilov
English Ambassador
Regiment Soldier
Guest at Hunting Lodge
Rumyantsev
Regiment Soldier
Minor Role
Minor Role
Minor Role