Discover
Sergey Dreyden
The Stranger (The Marquis de Custine)
Mariya Kuznetsova
Catherine The Great
Leonid Mozgovoy
The Spy
Mikhail Piotrovsky
Self (Hermitage Director)
Edisher (Davit) Giorgobiani
Orbeli
Aleksandr Chaban
Boris Piotrovsky
Lev Eliseev
Self
Oleg Khmelnitsky
Self
Alla Osipenko
Self
Artyom Strelnikov
Talented Boy
Tamara Kurenkova
Self (Blind Woman)
Maxim Sergeev
Peter the Great
Natalya Nikulenko
Catherine the Great
Elena Rufanova
First Lady
Elena Kramer
Second Lady
Konstantin Anisimov
First Cavalier
Aleksey Barabash
Second Cavalier
Ilya Shakunov
Third Cavalier
Aleksandr Kulikov
Fourth Cavalier
Anna Aleksakhina
Alexandra Feodorovna, Wife of Nicholas II
Vladimir Baranov
Nicholas II
Anna Antonelli
Princess Anastasia
Valentin Bukin
Military Official
Svetlana Gaytan
Museum Custodian
Vadim Gushchin
Grandee of Catherine the Great
Kirill Dateshidze
Master of Ceremonies
Mikhail Dorofeev
First Card Player
Valentina Egorenkova
Maid of Honor of Catherine the Great
Oleg Efremov
Museum Official
Sergei Losev
Court Official
Vadim Lobanov
Lord Chamberlain
Vladimir Lisetsky
Court Minister
Aleksandr Malnykin
Servant of Peter the Great
Kirill Miller
Court Official
Viktor Mikhaylov
Court Official
Sergey Muchenikov
Museum Official
Sergey Nadporozhskiy
Court Official
Yuriy Orlov
Grandee of Catherine the Great
Aleksandr Razbash
Museum Official
Boris Smolkin
Chancellor Nesselrode
Evgeny Filatov
Second Card Player
Yuri Khomutyansky
Insane Italian
Anatoliy Shvederskiy
Marshall
Valery Gergiev
Conductor
Igor Volkov
Ambassador
Svetlana Svirko
Alexandra Feodorovna, Wife of Nicholas I
Konstantin Mukhin
The Counterman
Sasha Durpfen
Marie Sinclair (as Sandra Orlow)
Eyyup Can Ulas
John (voice)
Aleksandr Sokurov
The Time Traveller (voice / uncredited)
Svetlana Smirnova
Widow (uncredited)
Oleg Losev
Court Official (uncredited)
Vladimir Sevostyanikhin
Under-tutor of the Heir
Camera
Tilman Büttner
Director of Photography
Tilman Büttner
Steadicam Operator
Stefan Ciupek
Camera Supervisor
Anatoliy Rodionov
Additional Director of Photography
Bernd Fischer
Additional Director of Photography
Costume & Make-Up
Tamara Seferyan
Costume Design
Maria Grishanova
Costume Design
Lidiya Kryukova
Costume Design
Directing
Aleksandr Sokurov
Director
Leda Semyonova
Script Supervisor
Marina Koreneva
Assistant Director
Editing
Production
Oliver Damian
Producer
John Hamilton
Producer
Alla Verlotsky
Producer
Andrew Colton
Producer
Vladimir Plyatskovsky
Producer
Andrey Deryabin
Producer
Jens Meurer
Producer
Karsten Stöter
Producer
Tatyana Komarova
Casting Director
Sound
Sergei Yevtushenko
Original Music Composer
Vladimir Persov
Sound
Edgar Figner
Foley
Manfred Arbter
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sergey Figner
Foley
Sergey Moshkov
Sound
Writing
Aleksandr Sokurov
Writer
Anatoly Nikiforov
Writer
Svetlana Proskurina
Dialogue
Boris Khaimsky
Dialogue
Aleksandr Sokurov
Dialogue
Camera
Tilman Büttner
Director of Photography
Tilman Büttner
Steadicam Operator
Stefan Ciupek
Camera Supervisor
Anatoliy Rodionov
Additional Director of Photography
Bernd Fischer
Additional Director of Photography
Costume & Make-Up
Tamara Seferyan
Costume Design
Maria Grishanova
Costume Design
Lidiya Kryukova
Costume Design
Directing
Aleksandr Sokurov
Director
Leda Semyonova
Script Supervisor
Marina Koreneva
Assistant Director
Editing
Production
Oliver Damian
Producer
John Hamilton
Producer
Alla Verlotsky
Producer
Andrew Colton
Producer
Vladimir Plyatskovsky
Producer
Andrey Deryabin
Producer
Jens Meurer
Producer
Karsten Stöter
Producer
Tatyana Komarova
Casting Director
Sound
Sergei Yevtushenko
Original Music Composer
Vladimir Persov
Sound
Edgar Figner
Foley
Manfred Arbter
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sergey Figner
Foley
Sergey Moshkov
Sound
Writing
Aleksandr Sokurov
Writer
Anatoly Nikiforov
Writer
Svetlana Proskurina
Dialogue
Boris Khaimsky
Dialogue
Aleksandr Sokurov
Dialogue