Balakirev the Jester
Balakirev The Jester is a 2002 Russian televised version of 1999 Lenkom theatrical
presentation, written by Grigori Gorin.
The theatrical version directed by Mark Zakharov. The televised version was directed by.
Plot
The plot is based on the stories of the court jester of Peter the Great, Ivan Balakirev Balakirev is a regular participant of the Tzar's festivities and buffoonery. Under the will of the circumstances he was drawn into the intricate relations inside the court and inside the royal family...Cast
- Oleg Yankovsky, as Peter The Great
- Sergei Frolov as Ivan Balakirev
- Aleksandra Zakharova, Maria Mironova as Catherine I of Russia
- Aleksandr Lazarev Jr. as Willem Mons
- Aleksandr Zbruyev as Count Yaguzhinskii, chief prosecutor
- Nikolai Karachentsov, Viktor Rakov as Alexander Menshikov
- Olesya Zheleznyak as Dunya Burykina
- Yuri Kolychev as Peter Shafirov
- Tatyana Kravchenko as Anisya Kirillovna Balakireva
- Lyudmila Artemyeva as Darya Burykina
- Lyudmila Porgina as Golovkina, chamber-maid
- Igor Fokin as ''Shapsky, chief jester''