Catherine the Great (1995 film)

Catherine the Great
DVD cover, featuring Catherine Zeta-Jones
Directed by	Marvin J. Chomsky John Goldsmith
Written by	John Goldsmith Frank Tudisco
Starring	Catherine Zeta-Jones
Music by	Laurence Rosenthal
Cinematography	Elemér Ragályi
Edited by	Petra von Oelffen
Release dates	1995 (1995)
Running time	100 minutes
Language	English

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.

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

Cast

• Catherine Zeta-Jones ... Catherine
• Paul McGann ... Potemkin
• Ian Richardson ... Vorontzov
• Brian Blessed ... Bestuzhev
• John Rhys-Davies ... Pugachev
• Craig McLachlan ... Saltykov
• Hannes Jaenicke ... Peter
• Agnès Soral ... Countess Bruce
• Mark McGann ... Orlov
• Karl Johnson ... Sheshkovsky
• Stephen McGann ... Alexis Orlov
• Veronica Ferres ... Vorontzova
• Mel Ferrer ... Patriarch
• Jeanne Moreau ... Empress Elizabeth Petrovna
• Omar Sharif ... Razumovsky
• Tim McInnerny ... Mad Monk
• Horst Frank ... Schwerin
• Vernon Dobtcheff ... Naryshkin
• Christoph Waltz ... Mirovich

External links

• Catherine the Great at the Internet Movie Database

References

• http://variety.com/1995/film/reviews/catherine-the-great-1200440516/