Zoya (1995)

A young Russian countess escapes the 1917 revolution and, despite hardship, makes a new life for herself in America.

Director:

Richard A. Colla (as Richard Colla)

Writers:

L. Virginia Browne, Danielle Steel (novel)

Stars:

Melissa Gilbert, Bruce Boxleitner, Denise Alexander

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Melissa Gilbert	...	Zoya Ossipov
Bruce Boxleitner	...	Clayton Andrews
Denise Alexander	...	Axelle
Don Henderson	...	Feodor
Zane Carney	...	Young Nicholas
Taryn Davis	...	Young Sasha
David Warner	...	Prince Vladimir
Diana Rigg	...	Evgenia
Peggy Cass	...	Mrs. Molloy
Jane How	...	Natalya
Richard Durden	...	Konstantin
Samuel West	...	Nicolai (as Sam West)
Brian Williams	...	Firefighter (as Brian A. Williams)
James Hanlon	...	Firefighter
Margaret Illmann	...	Sophia

Storyline

A young Russian countess escapes the 1917 revolution and, despite hardship, makes a new life for herself in America.

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Plot Keywords:

revolution | countess | 20th century | rich poor | russian history | 

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 September 1995 (USA)

Also Known As:

Danielle Steel's Zoya

Filming Locations:

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

The Cramer Company, NBC Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

171 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

First TV project of Jennifer Garner.

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Goofs

As Clayton leaves the taxi to visit Zoya, on the bridge in the background one can clearly see modern cars travel at great speed.

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Quotes

Evgenia: Time has a mysterious quality, it always gives back to us what we have lost through wisdom, and memories.

User Reviews

Not usually a fan of Danielle Steele, but...

I admit that I usually despise Danielle Steele miniseries, but this is one that I feel amazingly tolerant towards.

Believable? No. Historically accurate? Not even close. Still, it's a fairly innocuous way to pass an afternoon should you chance upon in on Lifetime (where it used to appear with some frequency).

I will happily admit that I started watching it because Bruce Boxleitner was my first television crush (this was way back in his Scarecrow and Mrs. King days), but once I got into the story, I realized that it was like an entire soap opera compressed into four hours. If you are wanting to watch something and admire the acting and the riveting dialogue, look elsewhere. If you want a few hours of mindless but still entertaining popcorn fun, this might be for you.

PS--It's interesting to note that the daughter in the movie is played by a very pre-Alias Jennifer Garner.