Gardes-Marines III or (Russian: Гардемарины III, romanized: Gardemariny III) is a 1992 Soviet/Russian two-part television movie (mini-series). It is the third in a series of films about Russian Gardes-Marines of the 18th century. All three films were directed by Svetlana Druzhinina.
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Plot
In the Seven Years' War, Russian soldiers are compelled to fight for the interests of France and Austria against Prussia. The midshipmen continue to serve their homeland selflessly. One - on the expedition, the other - at the court, and the third sent to Venice, to transfer the box with the decoration. In fact, the box contains the message on which the future destinies of Europe and Russia depend.
Cast
Dmitry Kharatyan – Aleksei Korsak, captain
Mikhail Mamaev – Nikita Olenev (voice by Andrey Gradov)
Aleksandr Domogarov – Pavel Gorin
Viktor Rakov – Baron von Brockdorf
Kristina Orbakaitė – Grand Duchess Ekaterina Alekseevna, "Princess Fiquet", future Empress Catherine the Great
Lyudmila Gurchenko – Joanna Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp, Ekaterina's mother
Natalya Gundareva – Elizabeth of Russia
Yevgeniy Yevstigneyev – Alexey Bestuzhev-Ryumin, Chancellor of Russian Empire
Herb Andress – Frederick the Great (voice by Armen Dzhigarkhanyan)
Barbara Rudnik – Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern
Yury Yakovlev – Field-marshal Stepan Fyodorovich Apraksin
Lev Durov – Cavalry general Denisov
Nahla Jaman – Petra (voice by Marina Dyuzheva)
Vladimir Shiryaev – Frederick's physician
Soundtrack
"Do not hang your nose!" (Не вешать нос!) – Dmitry Kharatyan and Aleksandr Domogarov
"Offense is cheap in Russia" (Дёшева обида на Руси) – Dmitry Kharatyan