Tsarevich Alexei (film)
# Tsarevich Alexei (film)

Tsarevich Alexei (Russian: Царевич Алексей) is a 1997 Russian historical drama film directed by Vitaly Melnikov.

## Plot

Tsarevich Alexei was one of the smartest people in the state. His father Peter hoped that he would take his place, but Alexei did not want to be king.

## Cast

* Aleksey Zuyev as Tsarevich Aleksei Petrovich
* Viktor Stepanov as Pyotr I, 'Peter the Great'
* Ekaterina Kulakov as Afrosin'ya Fedorova, Aleksei's lover
* Natalya Egorova as Tsaritsa Ekaterina
* Roman Gromadskiy
* Stanislav Lyubshin as Pyotr Andreyevich Tolstoi
* Vladimir Menshov as Aleksandr Danilovich Menshikov
* Leon Niemczyk as Count Schonborn
* Fyodor Stukov
