Aleksandr Sokurov Director, Screenwriter Sergei Dontsov The Stranger Actor Leonid Mozgovoy The Spy Actor David Giorgobiani Orbeli Actor Mariya Kuznetsova Catherine the Great Actor Aleksandr Chaban Boris Piotrovsky Actor Maksim Sergeyev Peter the Great Actor Anna Aleksakhina Alexandra Fyodorovna, Wife of Nicholas II Actor Vladimir Baranov Nicholas II Actor Natalya Nikulenko Catherine the Great Actor Svetlana Svirko Alexandra Fedorovna, Wife of Nicholas I Actor Anatoli Nikiforov Screenwriter Andrey Deryabin Producer Jens Meuer Producer Karsten Stoter Producer Tilman Büttner Cinematographer