Catherine the Great
Through Treachery, Passion and Courage, She Built an Empire
1996 | 180m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | John Goldsmith, Marvin J. Chomsky |
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| Writer: | John Goldsmith, Frank Tudisco |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Apr 28, 1996 |
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| Director: | John Goldsmith, Marvin J. Chomsky |
| Writer: | John Goldsmith, Frank Tudisco |
| Genres: | Drama, History, TV Movie |
| Keywords | 18th century, russian history, imperial russia, palace intrigue, catherine the great, russian empire |
| Production Companies | MR Filmproduktion, ZDF, UFA, UFA Fernsehproduktion, UFA International, Patrola Film, Skylark Cine Inc. |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 29, 2026 Entered: Apr 19, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Catherine Zeta-Jones | Catherine |
| Paul McGann | Potemkin |
| Ian Richardson | Vorontzov |
| Brian Blessed | Bestuzhev |
| Christoph Waltz | Mirovich |
| Hannes Jaenicke | Peter |
| John Rhys-Davies | Pugachev |
| Agnès Soral | Gräfin Bruce |
| Veronica Ferres | Vorontzova |
| Mel Ferrer | Patriarch |
| Jeanne Moreau | Elizabeth |
| Omar Sharif | Razumovsky |
| Horst Frank | Schwerin |
| Vernon Dobtcheff | Naryshkin |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Elemér Ragályi | Director of Photography |
| Laurence Rosenthal | Original Music Composer |
| John Goldsmith | Writer, Director |
| Frank Tudisco | Writer |
| Petra von Oelffen | Editor |
| Werner Achmann | Art Direction, Production Design |
| Sarah Horton | Production Design |
| Peter Manhardt | Art Direction |
| Udo Scharnowski | Art Direction |
| Bernhard Henrich | Set Decoration |
| Barbara Baum | Costume Design |
| Marvin J. Chomsky | Director |
| Giannetto De Rossi | Makeup Supervisor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Konstantin Thoeren | Producer |
| Wolf Bauer | Executive Producer |
| Fred Sidewater | Executive Producer |
| Carla Thoeren | Associate Producer |
| Kurt J. Mrkwicka | Co-Producer |
| Marvin J. Chomsky | Producer |
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