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.

Sebastian Kochas Ioannis Varvakis
Evgeniy Stychkinas Ivan
Juan Diego Bottoas Alexios Lefentarios
Olga Sutulovaas Helena Romachoff
John Cleeseas McCormick
Catherine Deneuveas Empress Catherine II of Russia
Alexandra Sakelaropoulouas Varvakis' Mother
Akis Sakellariouas Kimonas (school teacher)
Fotini Baxevanias Ludmilla
Lakis Lazopoulosas Fisherman of God