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.
as Czar Paul I
as Countess Ostermann
as Count Pahlen
as Mademoiselle Lapoukhine
as Crown Prince Alexander
as Stefan