'A Prayer for Hetman Mazepa' unfolds during an interesting era in the history of Eastern Europe when Russia, under Peter the Great, and Sweden, under King Charles XII, struggled for power; Ukraine was the pawn in the middle. In 1709, Ivan Mazepa, Hetman of Ukraine, which was part of the Russian Empire, signed a pact with the Swedish king promising to support Sweden in its war against Russia provided that Ukraine was given its independence.
Богдан Ступка
as Hetman Mazepa
Людмила Єфименко
as Liubov Kochubei
Никита Джигурда
as King Charles XII
В'ячеслав Довженко
as Tsar Peter I
Віктор Демерташ
as Judge General Kochubei
Сергей Романюк
as Cossack Leleka
Пилип Іллєнко
as Young Mazepa
Лесь Сердюк
as Hetman Samoilovych
Остап Ступка
as Chancellor Orlyk
Михайло Голубович
as Zaporozhian Leader Sirko
Олег Драч
as Prince Vasili Golitsyn
Раїса Недашківська
as Gypsy Sorceress
