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Catherine the Great
Catherine the Great

Catherine the Great

Through Treachery, Passion and Courage, She Built an Empire

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Trapped in a loveless arranged marriage to the immature future Czar, a young German Princess proves a skillful political infighter and rises to become Catherine the Great.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

180 mins

Rating

5.5/10

Release Date

28 April 1996

Country

Austria

Cast

Catherine Zeta-Jones

Catherine Zeta-Jones

Catherine

Paul McGann

Paul McGann

Potemkin

Ian Richardson

Ian Richardson

Vorontzov

Brian Blessed

Brian Blessed

Bestuzhev

Christoph Waltz

Christoph Waltz

Mirovich

Hannes Jaenicke

Hannes Jaenicke

Peter

John Rhys-Davies

John Rhys-Davies

Pugachev

Agnès Soral

Agnès Soral

Gräfin Bruce

Veronica Ferres

Veronica Ferres

Vorontzova

Mel Ferrer

Mel Ferrer

Patriarch

Jeanne Moreau

Jeanne Moreau

Elizabeth

Omar Sharif

Omar Sharif

Razumovsky

Horst Frank

Horst Frank

Schwerin

Vernon Dobtcheff

Vernon Dobtcheff

Naryshkin

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