Catherine the Great (1995 film)

Catherine the Great is a 1995 television movie based on the life of Catherine II of Russia. It stars Catherine Zeta-Jones as Catherine, Jeanne Moreau as Empress Elizabeth and Omar Sharif as Alexis Razumovsky.

Catherine the Great
DVD cover, featuring Catherine Zeta-Jones
GenreBiography
Drama
History
Written byJohn Goldsmith
Frank Tudisco
Directed byMarvin J. Chomsky
John Goldsmith
StarringCatherine Zeta-Jones
Music byLaurence Rosenthal
Country of originGermany
United States
Austria
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producersKonstantin Thoeren
Fred Sidewater
Wolf Bauer
ProducerMarvin J. Chomsky
CinematographyElemér Ragályi
EditorPetra von Oelffen
Running time100 minutes
Original release
Release1995 (1995)

Plot

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A young German Princess (Catherine Zeta-Jones) marries the immature future Tsar Peter III (Hannes Jaenicke). She gradually becomes a skillful politician and rises to become Catherine the Great after she overthrows her husband to embrace her Russian future.

Cast

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Home media

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The film was released on Region 1 DVD on February 27, 2001 by A&E Home Video.

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