
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.

as Grand Duke Peter

as Catherine

as Empress Elisabeth

as Lecocq

as Princess Anhalt-Zerbst

as Katushienka

as Countess Olga

as Countess Vorontzova

as Grigory Orlov

as Bestujhev

as Ogarev

as Goudovitch

as Colonel Karnilov

as English Ambassador

as Regiment Soldier

as Guest at Hunting Lodge

as Rumyantsev

as Regiment Soldier

as Minor Role

as Minor Role

as Minor Role