
The true-life, stranger-than-fiction tale of eighteenth-century Greek pirate turned merchant Ioannis Varvakis, who rose from humble beginnings to become the head of one of the largest mercantile empires in Europe.
Cast

Sebastian Koch
Varvakis

Evgeniy Stychkin
Ivan

Juan Diego Botto
Lefentarios

Olga Sutulova
Helena

John Cleese
McCormick

Catherine Deneuve
Empress Catherine II of Russia

Alexandra Sakelaropoulou
Varvakis' Mother

Akis Sakellariou
Unknown

Fotini Baxevani
Unknown

Lakis Lazopoulos
Fisherman of God

Pavlos Kontoyannidis
Unknown

Alexandros Mylonas
Temporary Prime Minister

Giannis Vouros
Businessman

Nick Ashdon
British Ambassador

Marissa Triantafyllidou
Maria

Christopher Papakaliatis
Potemkin
Crew
Attila Tõzsér
ADR Recording Engineer
Valia Tserou
ADR Recording Engineer
Gábor Császár
ADR Recording Engineer

Yannis Smaragdis
Director, Writer
Panagiotis Pashidis
Writer

Vladimir Valutskiy
Writer
Jackie Pavlenko
Writer

Yorgos Mavropsaridis
Editor
Aris Stavrou
Director of Photography
Marielli Lazopoulou
Executive Producer
Eleni Smaragdi
Producer
Kostantza Sbokou-Konstantakopoulou
Producer
Grigoris Kokkinakis
Associate Producer

Albert Espel
Line Producer

Lala Huete
Costume Designer
Aris Louziotis
Sound Editor
Alexandros Sidiropoulos
Sound Editor

Kostas Varympopiotis
Sound Mixer
Marinos Athanasopoulos
Sound

Minos Matsas
Sound, Music

Michalis Samiotis
Special Effects
Dimitris Gerpinis
Special Effects

Antonis Kotzias
Visual Effects Supervisor
Antonis Nikolaou
Visual Effects Supervisor
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