Catherine of Russia (1963)
"Caterina di Russia" (original title)

Caterina finds out that her husband Peter Tzar of Russia, is plotting to kill her. She sets Count Orlov free from prison, Peter's sworn enemy, becomes empress of Russia and leads the ... See full summary »

Director:

Umberto Lenzi

Writers:

Umberto Lenzi, Guido Malatesta

Stars:

Hildegard Knef, Sergio Fantoni, Giacomo Rossi-Stuart

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Hildegard Knef	...	Catherine the Great (as Hildegarde Neff)
Sergio Fantoni	...	Orloff
Giacomo Rossi-Stuart	...	Count Poniatowski
Angela Cavo
Raoul Grassilli	...	Czar Peter III (as Raul Grassilli)
Enzo Fiermonte
Leonardo Botta	...	Saltikoff
Gianni Solaro
Ennio Balbo
Tina Lattanzi	...	Czarina Elizabeth
Tullio Altamura	...	(as Tor Altmayer)
Milly Vitale
Romano Ghini	...	Alan
Vera Besusso	...	Princess Woronzoff
Luigi D'Acri

Storyline

Caterina finds out that her husband Peter Tzar of Russia, is plotting to kill her. She sets Count Orlov free from prison, Peter's sworn enemy, becomes empress of Russia and leads the Cossacks army against him.

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Plot Keywords:

czar | catherine the great | russian history | 1760s | character name in title

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Genres:

Drama | History

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Details

Country:

Italy France

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

12 January 1963 (Italy)

Also Known As:

Catherine of Russia

Filming Locations:

St. Marko square, Zagreb, Croatia

Company Credits

Production Co:

Romana Film, Société Nouvelle de Cinématographie (SNC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min 92 min (DVD)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

User Reviews

One of the best about Catherine the Great

Hildegard Knef gives us one of the best interpretations for the Empress of Russia. But Elisabeth Bergner with Douglas Fairbanks Jr. in "Catherine the Great (1935)" and Louise Dresser with Rudolph Valentino (!) as The Black Eagle in "The Eagle (1925)" are good as well. Sergio Fantoni is not a super-star as Fairbanks or Valentino but he is a good cast as Orloff. The ball-room scenes, the costumes and the uniforms are good (Walter Patriarca was the costume-designer). Umberto Lenzi, the director, and the script-writer Malatesta deliver us a fine historical movie with passion and adventure.