Young Catherine (TV 1991)

A German princess is chosen to marry the heir to the Russian Throne, but faces plots and intrigues against her.

Director:

Michael Anderson

Writer:

Chris Bryant

Stars:

Vanessa Redgrave, Christopher Plummer, Franco Nero

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 2 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Vanessa Redgrave	...	Empress Elizabeth
Christopher Plummer	...	Sir Charles
Franco Nero	...	Count Vorontsov
Marthe Keller	...	Johanna
Maximilian Schell	...	Frederick the Great
Julia Ormond	...	Catherine
Mark Frankel	...	Count Gregory Orlov
Reece Dinsdale	...	Grand Duke Peter
Anna Kanakis	...	Countess Vorontsova
John Shrapnel	...	Archimandrite Todorsky
Hartmut Becker	...	Catherine's Father
Alexander Kerst	...	Prussian Ambassador
Laurie Holden	...	Princess Deshkova
Katharine Schlesinger	...	Elizabeth Vorontsova
Katya Galitzine	...	Maria Choglokov

Storyline

A German princess is chosen to marry the heir to the Russian Throne, but faces plots and intrigues against her.

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Plot Keywords:

russian | russia | deviant sex | czar | russian royal family | 

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Genres:

Biography | Drama | History

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 February 1991 (USA)

Also Known As:

Die junge Katharina

Company Credits

Production Co:

Turner Pictures (I)

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Empress Elizabeth: I imagine nothing, I suspect everything. An Empress with no enemies is no Empress.

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Connections

Version of The Rise of Catherine the Great (1934)

User Reviews

Gorgeous 'Russian' Scenery

For all us costume drama lovers, this one really fits the bill: splendiferous castles, expensive costumes, madness and mayhem!!! When Peter squshes the rat (thankfully off-camera) you know another movie milestone has been passed: how to best express sadism without showing blood. By the time the poor maniac is murdered, you are very thankful to whomever.

One certainly gets a strange look at the German-born Catherine the Great from the nymphomaniacal pictures one has read elsewhere. She is quite righteous, but one does wonder at the truth of her standing down the Russian Army during one of the palace revolts. I would think from all these historical monarchy movies that the life of a ruler is NOT a happy one....see "Anne Boleyn", "Elisabeth and Essex", "Mary, Queen of Scots" and "Richard III" for a few examples.

It is no wonder that this movie captures top dollar on the auctions. I had to wait out the big money spenders at least 11 times to get it at my price ($17.) Really glad I did. This will be well worth my new big screen TV and will get a re-screening along with "Nicholas and Alexandria". Pick up the old 1934 Douglas Fairbanks movie of "Catherine the Great" for comparison. Then head for the Brittanica for perhaps a little closer version of the truth.,,although this hits it pretty closely.