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.

Plot

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

Home media

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

External links

• Catherine the Great at IMDb

References

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