A copying error by a military scribe turns the Russian words "the lieutenants, however" into what looks like "lieutenant Kizhe". The Tsar reads the error, and wants to meet this (non-existent) lieutenant. The courtiers, eager to avoid the wrath of the temperamental Tsar, create a Kizhe to serve as their royal scapegoat.
Tsar Pavel I
Count von Pahlen
Princess Gagarina
Princess Gagarina's companion
Adjutant
Fortress commandant
Scribe
Lieutenant Sinyukhaev
Chief physician
Count Kutaysov (uncredited)
Grenadier (uncredited)
Director
Original Music Composer
Director of Photography
Writer
Book
Production Design
Production Design
Script Consultant
Script Consultant
Makeup & Hair
Camera Operator
Assistant Director
Editor
First Assistant Director
First Assistant Director
Producer
Administration
Conductor