Yannis Smaragdis Director, Screenwriter Sebastian Koch Varvakis Actor Juan Diego Botto Lefentarios Actor Olga Sutulova Helena Actor John Cleese McCormick Actor Catherine Deneuve Empress Catherine II of Russia Actor Akis Sakellariou Kimon Actor Evgeniy Stychkin Ivan Actor Jackie Pavlenko Screenwriter Vladimir Valutskiy Screenwriter Panagiotis Pashidis Screenwriter Eleni Smaragdi Producer Minos Matsas Original Music Aris Stavrou Cinematographer Yorgos Mavropsaridis Film Editing Lala Huete Costume Design