Catherine the Great (1995)
3.2 of 5 from 45 ratings
1h 40min
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- Synopsis:
In this romanticized biography, a small German principality's inexperienced princess, Catherine (Catherine Zeta-Jones), becomes the bride of czarevitch Peter (Hannes Jaenicke), the mad and abusive nephew and heir of the Russian czarina Elizabeth (Jeanne Moreau). From Elizabeth she learns the cynical ropes of wielding absolute imperial power at any cost, including sacrificing her lover, young guards officer Saltykov (Craig McLachlan), who must give her an heir that Peter can't and is then sent abroad. After Elizabeth's death, she quickly moves to seize power with military and court support. She then works to enlarge and modernize the empire, again putting statesmanship ahead of her lover, a military genius who defeats the Ottomans and governs the conquered territories for her. - Actors:
- Catherine Zeta-Jones, Paul McGann, Ian Richardson, Brian Blessed, John Rhys-Davies, Craig McLachlan, Hannes Jaenicke, Agnès Soral, Mark McGann, Karl Johnson, Stephen McGann, Veronica Ferres, Mel Ferrer, Jeanne Moreau, Omar Sharif, Tim McInnerny, Horst Frank, Olivier Pierre, Vernon Dobtcheff, Christoph Waltz
- Directors:
- Marvin J. Chomsky, John Goldsmith
- Producers:
- Wolf Bauer, Marvin J. Chomsky, Konstantin Thoeren
- Writers:
- John Goldsmith, Frank Tudisco
- Genres:
- Drama, Romance
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