"Caterina finds out that her husband Peter Tzar of Russia, is plotting to kill her. She sets Count Orlov free from prison, Peter's sworn enemy, becomes empress of Russia and leads the Cossacks army against him."
Hildegard Knef
as Catherine the Great
Sergio Fantoni
as Orloff
Giacomo Rossi Stuart
as Count Poniatowski
Ángela Cavo
as Anna
Ennio Balbo
as conte Panin
Leonardo Botta
as Saltikoff
Raoul Grassilli
as Czar Peter III
Tina Lattanzi
as Czarina Elizabeth
Vera Besusso
as Princess Woronzoff
Gianni Solaro
as capitano Shvering
Enzo Fiermonte
as generale Munich
Romano Ghini
as Alan Orloff
Tullio Altamura
as
Janez Vrhovec
Franco Jamonte
G. Voujaklia
Bernard Farber
Luigi D'Acri
Umberto Lenzi
Director
Fortunato Misiano
Producer
Angelo Francesco Lavagnino
Original Music Composer
Story
Nino Misiano
Line Producer
Guido Malatesta
Screenplay
Giuseppe Ranieri
Assistant Production Design
Augusto Tiezzi
Director of Photography
Massimo Giustini
Makeup Artist
Franco D'Andria
Set Decoration
Walter Patriarca
Costume Design
Ermano Stell
First Assistant Director
Peppino Piccolo
Production Design
Alba Di Salvo
Assistant Editor
Diego Alchimede
Unit Manager
Luigi Allegretti
Camera Operator
Jolanda Benvenuti
Editor
Mirella Malatesta
Script Supervisor
Franco Groppioni
Sound
Bruno Moreal
Pasquale Misiano
Violetta Pacelli
Hairstylist
Roberto Giandalia
Renato Mascagno
Assistant Camera
Italo Tallone
Assistant Set Decoration