During the 18th century, the empress of Russia Catherine the Great sends her lover Count Alexei Orloff to kidnap her rival for the throne, the pretender Elizabeth, Princess Tarakanova, from Venice. However, Orloff ends up falling in love with the princess.
Richard GreeneCount Alexei OrloffValentina CortesePrincess Tarakanova
Greta GyntCountess Loradona Campaniello
Isa PolaEmpress CatherineCharles GoldnerGeneral Korsakoff
Hugh FrenchSargeant Sergei Nikolsky
Antonio CentaPrince Radziwiłł
Guido NotariVaskaCippi ValliElizabeth's maid
William Tubbs
Giulio Donnini
Dino GalvaniEnzo Musumeci Greco