Gardes-Marines III
Gardes-Marines III or is a 1992 Soviet/Russian two-part television movie. It is the third in a series of films about Russian Gardes-Marines of the 18th century. All three films were directed by Svetlana Druzhinina.
Plot
In the Seven Years' War, Russian soldiers are compelled to fight for the interests of France and Austria against Prussia. The midshipmen continue to serve their homeland selflessly. One - on the expedition, the other - at the court, and the third sent to Venice, to transfer the box with the decoration. In fact, the box contains the message on which the future destinies of Europe and Russia depend.Cast
- Dmitry Kharatyan – Aleksei Korsak, captain
- Mikhail Mamaev – Nikita Olenev
- Aleksandr Domogarov – Pavel Gorin
- Viktor Rakov – Baron von Brockdorf
- Kristina Orbakaitė – Grand Duchess Ekaterina Alekseevna, "Princess Fiquet", future Empress Catherine the Great
- Lyudmila Gurchenko – Joanna Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp, Ekaterina's mother
- Natalya Gundareva – Elizabeth of Russia
- Yevgeniy Yevstigneyev – Alexey Bestuzhev-Ryumin, Chancellor of Russian Empire
- Herb Andress – Frederick the Great
- Barbara Rudnik – Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern
- Yury Yakovlev – Field-marshal Stepan Fyodorovich Apraksin
- Lev Durov – Cavalry general Denisov
- Nahla Jaman – Petra
- Vladimir Shiryaev – Frederick's physician
Soundtrack
- "Do not hang your nose!" – Dmitry Kharatyan and Aleksandr Domogarov
- "Offense is cheap in Russia" – Dmitry Kharatyan