CATHERINE THE GREAT

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• Release Year: 1995
• Genre: Drama
• Plot: Through Treachery, Passion and Courage, She Built an Empire.; ; Catherine Zeta Jones (Entrapment, The Mask of Zorro) portrays the provincial princess whose cunning, courage and seductive treachery transformed her into one of history's most extraordinary monarchs. Co-starring Oscar nominee Omar Sharif (Doctor Zhivago, Lawrence of Arabia), Mel Ferrer and Jeanne Moreau, Catherine The Great is a sweeping, larger-than-life epic of courtly intrigues, murderous ambition and one woman's remarkable rise to absolute power in 18th century Tsarist Russia.; ; Trapped in a loveless political marriage to the dissolute nephew of the ailing Russian Empress Elizabeth, young German princess Sophia Fredericka bides her time, chooses her lovers carefully…and plots her path to the throne. Skillfully manipulating the Russian triumvirate of church, army and aristocracy, she adroitly rides the shifting currents of social change and unrest to become one of Russia's most unforgettable and beloved rulers: Catherine The Great.
• Cast: Catherine Zeta-Jones, Paul McGann, Ian Richardson, Brian Blessed, John Rhys-Davies, Craig McLachlan, Hannes Jaenicke, Agnès Soral, Mark McGann, Karl Johnson, Stephen McGann, Veronica Ferres, Mel Ferrer, Jeanne Moreau, Omar Sharif, Tim McInnerny, Horst Frank, Vernon Dobtcheff, Christoph Waltz, Walter Anichhofer, Holger Kriechel, Richard Rowlands, Marvin J. Chomsky, John Goldsmith, Frank Tudisco
• Director: Marvin J. Chomsky
• Runtime: 1:40
• Company: A&E
• Media Format: Movie