The Empresses
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Little Elizabeth thought her future was predestined: she was to marry Louis XV and become the Queen of France – that was the promise given to her by her father, Emperor of Russia Peter the Great. When Peter dies in 1725 without naming a successor, an era of palace coups and power struggles begins in Russia. For some tumultuous years it remains to be seen whether the young Russian Empire and its new capital St. Petersburg would stand, and what future lies in store for the country of Russia. Peter's widow, Catherine I, becomes Empress - the first woman to rule Imperial Russia. She wishes to fulfil the promise her late husband had given to their daughter, but fails. Young Louis XV refuses to marry Elizabeth after learning that she was born before her parents were officially married. That, in his eyes, made her illegitimate.
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Part of История России
2 films
Cast
26 people
Yulia Peresild
Known for
Battle for Sevastopol
A Rough Draft
Ivan Kolesnikov
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Three Seconds
The Conquest of Siberia
Igor Gordin
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The Big Game
The Challenge
Ksenia Utekhina
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Unprincipled
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Anastasia Talyzina
Known for
Patriot
Centaur
Maria Peresild
Also in
Empresses
Anna Ukolova
Known for
Leviathan
Difficult Teens
Alexandra Veleskevich
Known for
How Viktor "The Garlic" Took Alexey "The Stud" to the Nursing Home
Kolya Neukoelln
Known for
Whisper of the Witch
Pavel Vorozhtsov
Known for
Dead Mountain: The Dyatlov Pass Incident
Fidelity
Olga Lerman
Known for
Kalashnikov AK-47
Eduard Orlov
Also in
Mathilde
Bender: The Beginning
Andrei Kravchuk Director · Andrei Rubanov Writer Anton Cherenkov Writer
First release October 26, 2023 · Produced in Russia · Production Cinema Foundation of Russia, Presidential Foundation for Cultural Initiatives
Production
1-2-3 Production
Production
Cinema Foundation of Russia
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Presidential Foundation for Cultural Initiatives
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Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation
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Russia
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Original title
Императрицы
Original language
Russian
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Russian
Release dates
Russia · October 26, 2023
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