In 18th-Century Russia, the Czar, Paul, is surrounded by murderous plots and trusts only Count Pahlen. Pahlen wishes to protect his friend, the mad king, but because of the horror of the king's acts, he feels that he must remove him from the throne.
Czar Paul I
Countess Ostermann
Count Pahlen
Mademoiselle Lapoukhine
Crown Prince Alexander
Stefan
Minor Role (uncredited)
Baby (uncredited)
