Historical film "Secrets of palace coups": actors and the roles they played

Another film that can be proud ofdirector Svetlana Druzhinina, - "Secrets of palace coups". Actors with loud names, historical entourage, catchy plot and intrigue - everything in this picture is present. Who played the main roles in the tape released by the creator of the legendary "Midshipmen"?

"Secrets of palace coups": actors of the episode "The Emperor's Will"

In the year 2000 Svetlana Druzhinina's multi-series film appeared on TV screens, in which each episode lasts more than an hour and reveals the key moment of Russian history. It is on what principle the picture "Secrets of palace coups" is arranged.

Actors of the episode "The Emperor's Will"they open the veil before the viewer, which hides the events of the last days of the life of the Great Peter. Peter the Great was always engaged in seething activity and did not think about death. However, the time of "X" came, and the great emperor did not leave a will after himself. After the death of Peter in the walls of the imperial palace, serious passions flared up and a fierce struggle for the throne unfolded, at the end of which Ekaterina I and her lover Alexander Menshikov became the winner.

The role of Peter I was played by Nikolai Karachentsov ("The Adventures of Electronics"), the role of Alexander Menshikov went to Sergei Shakurov ("Grandfather 005"), and the image of Catherine I was embodied by Natalia Egorova ("Vanyukhin's Children").

"Secrets of palace coups": actors and roles of the episode "Testament of the Empress"

"Testament of the Empress" takes the viewer intothe time when the end of the reign of Empress Catherine I is nearing. Almost all the nobility opposed her adviser and lover Alexander Menshikov. In the boudoir of the Empress, another conspiracy is brewing, which may end with another coup. Fortunately, Menshikov is warned in time about the threat looming over him. This second page of history is the subject of the second episode of the film "Secrets of palace coups".

Actors Sergei Shakurov and Natalia Egorova againplay Alexander Menshikov and Catherine I. Appear in the frame and new characters: the actress Catherine Nikitina ("Margosha") plays the young Elizaveta Petrovna (future empress); Irina Lachina ("Gift of fate") appears in the image of Anna Petrovna - sister of Elizabeth; and Dmitry Verkeenko ("Smersh Legend for the traitor") plays the young Peter II.

The film "I am the Emperor"

In the film "Secrets of palace coups. I am the emperor "the actors cover the period when Catherine I dies and Pyotr Alekseevich's grandson becomes the de facto heir to the throne. Regent with him is still the same influential Prince Menshikov, who seeks to isolate the young emperor from the rest of the noble community. However, some nobles do not intend to put up with this, and first of all it concerns the Dolgoruky family.

In the new part of the "Mystery of Palace Revolutions"the viewer sees the already well-known actors Sergey Shakurov, Dmitry Verkeenko and Ekaterina Nikitin as Elizabeth. Also, the characters of Dmitry Kharatyan (Ivan Dolgoruky), Vladimir Ilyin (Andrei Osterman) and Alexei Zharkov (Alexey Dolgoruky) come to the fore. In the frame you can see the artists Gennady Yukhtin (“The Rumyantsev Case”), Marina Mayko (“Sand Rain”) and Mariana Tsaregradskaya (“The Pilots Scientific Section”).

Episode "The Fall of Goliath"

Actors of the film "Secrets of Palace Revolutions",those who played in the episode "The Fall of Goliath" cover events that occurred shortly before the death of Emperor Peter the Second (recall that he lived only 14 years). The conspirators manage to steal the underage Peter from under the supervision of Alexander Menshikov and convince him to sign the papers according to which the influential prince should be exiled. Soon Menshikov is under arrest and goes to while away his days in Siberia.

In the episode "The Fall of Goliath" flashed all the sameFamiliar faces of Russian artists whose ranks were joined by Alexander Peskov (“Grach”), Fyodor Dobronravov (“Matchmakers”), Vladimir Privalov (“The Code of Disgrace”) and Natalia Fateeva (“The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed”)

Other movie series

In total, Svetlana Druzhinina shot eight films that were shown under the general title “Secrets of Palace Revolutions” on the Russia-1 TV channel.

In the episode “The Second Bride of the Emperor,” the director narrates how the noble family of Dolgorukikhs tried to marry young Peter the Second to a representative of her clan, Catherine.

In the sixth film “The Death of the Young Emperor,” their plans fall apart, because Peter the Second did not live to see his wedding, but died of black smallpox.

In the seventh film, Anna Ivanovna rises to the throne, during the reign of which the country's administrative apparatus simply languished from the dominance of the Germans.

In the eighth film "The Hunt for the Princess" AnnaIoannovna publishes a unique document according to which the unborn child of Princess Anna Leopoldovna will become the future emperor. For this reason, a fierce struggle among the German nobles begins for Anna’s hand and heart.

The ninth film has not yet appeared on the screens, most likely Druzhinina will start after him after the premiere of the film “Midshipmen 1787”.