Balakirev the Jester

Balakirev The Jester (Russian: Шут Балакирев, romanized: Shut Balakirev) is a 2002 Russian televised version of 1999 Lenkom theatrical presentation, written by Grigori Gorin.^[1] The theatrical version directed by Mark Zakharov. The televised version was directed by Nikolay Skuybin [ru].^[2]

Balakirev the Jester
Written by	Grigori Gorin
Directed by	Mark Zakharov
Starring	Oleg Yankovsky Aleksandr Zbruyev Nikolai Karachentsov
Music by	Sergei Rudnytsky
Country of origin	Russia
Original language	Russian
Production
Producers	Felix Kleiman Vladimir Dostal
Cinematography	Eugene Guslinsky Vladimir Fostenko Alexey Naydenov July Olshvang
Running time	162 minutes
Production company	Lenkom Theatre
Original release
Release	2002 (2002)

Plot

The plot is based on the stories of the court jester of Peter the Great, Ivan Balakirev^[3] Balakirev is a regular participant of the Tzar's festivities and buffoonery. Under the will of the circumstances he was drawn into the intricate relations inside the court and inside the royal family...

Cast

• Oleg Yankovsky, Aleksandr Lazarev, Junior [ru] as Peter The Great
• Sergei Frolov as Ivan Balakirev
• Aleksandra Zakharova, Maria Mironova as Catherine I of Russia^[4]
• Aleksandr Lazarev Jr. as Willem Mons
• Aleksandr Zbruyev as Count Yaguzhinskii, chief prosecutor
• Nikolai Karachentsov, Viktor Rakov as Alexander Menshikov
• Olesya Zheleznyak as Dunya Burykina
• Yuri Kolychev as Peter Shafirov
• Tatyana Kravchenko as Anisya Kirillovna Balakireva
• Lyudmila Artemyeva as Darya Burykina
• Lyudmila Porgina as Golovkina, chamber-maid
• Igor Fokin as Shapsky, chief jester