
Catherine the Great
Drama · TV Movie · History
Overview
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.
Top Cast


Catherine Zeta-Jones
Catherine Zeta-Jones
Catherine
Catherine Zeta-Jones
Catherine


Paul McGann
Paul McGann
Potemkin
Paul McGann
Potemkin


Ian Richardson
Ian Richardson
Vorontzov
Ian Richardson
Vorontzov


Brian Blessed
Brian Blessed
Bestuzhev
Brian Blessed
Bestuzhev


Christoph Waltz
Christoph Waltz
Mirovich
Christoph Waltz
Mirovich


Hannes Jaenicke
Hannes Jaenicke
Peter
Hannes Jaenicke
Peter


John Rhys-Davies
John Rhys-Davies
Pugachev
John Rhys-Davies
Pugachev


Agnès Soral
Agnès Soral
Gräfin Bruce
Agnès Soral
Gräfin Bruce


Veronica Ferres
Veronica Ferres
Vorontzova
Veronica Ferres
Vorontzova


Mel Ferrer
Mel Ferrer
Patriarch
Mel Ferrer
Patriarch
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