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Catherine the Great (1996)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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Ian Richardson | ... | |
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Pugachev
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Craig McLachlan | ... |
Saltykov
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| Hannes Jaenicke | ... |
Peter
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| Agnès Soral | ... |
Countess Bruce
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Mark McGann | ... |
Orlov
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Karl Johnson | ... |
Sheshkovsky
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Stephen McGann | ... | |
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Vorontzova
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Mel Ferrer | ... |
Patriarch
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| Jeanne Moreau | ... |
Elizabeth
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| Omar Sharif | ... |
Razumovsky
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In this romanticized biography, a small German principality's inexperienced princess, Catherine, becomes the bride of czarevitch Peter, the mad and abusive nephew and heir of the Russian czarina Elizabeth. From Elizabeth she learns the cynical ropes of wielding absolute imperial power at any cost, including sacrificing her lover, young guards officer Saltykov, 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. Written by KGF Vissers
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Katharina die Große See more »Company Credits
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Catherine: The 21st of August 1745... my wedding day. I was fifteen. The Grand Duke Peter was two years older, and we were both pawns in a political game.
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Anachronisms: When Catherine trades in her virginity to get pregnant, the skin of her mate's back and legs is tanned, while his buttocks are perfectly white. There were neither sunbathing nor a pair of trunks in 18th century. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Catherine: The 21st of August 1745... my wedding day. I was fifteen. The Grand Duke Peter was two years older, and we were both pawns in a political game.
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