Katharina die Große (1996)

180 min · Biographical picture, Historie, Romantic Drama

Popularity3.5/5

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Directors

Marvin J. Chomsky

Cast

Catherine Zeta-Jones, Paul McGann, Ian Richardson, Brian Blessed, John Rhys-Davies, Craig McLachlan, Hannes Jaenicke, Agnès Soral, Veronica Ferres, Christoph Waltz, Omar Sharif

The story

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.

Catalogue themes and tags

Catherine the Great, Courtly Life, Deutsche Prinzessin, Ermordung, Golden Cage, Königssohn, Liebesgeschichte, Passion, Politics, Power, Princess, Rebel, Russia, Zarin

Genres

Biographical picture, Historie, Romantic Drama

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