| Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD format. |
| Note |
Special features: Cast filmographies, interactive menus, scene selection. |
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Originally released in 1995 as a TV movie. |
| Credits |
Executive producers, Wolf Bauer, Konstantin Thoeren, Fred Sidewater ; editor, Petra von Oelffen ; music by Laurence Rosenthal ; director of photography, Elemér Rágalyi ; screenplay by John Goldsmith ; produced by Konstantin Thoeren, Wolf Bauer, Marvin J. Chomsky ; directed by Marvin J. Chomsky. |
| Cast |
Starring Catherine Zeta-Jones, Paul McGann, Ian Richardson, Brian Blessed, John Rhys-Davies, Craig McLachlan, Hannes Jaenicke, Agnes Soral, Mark McGann, Karl Johnson, Stephen McGann, Veronica Ferres, Mel Ferrer, Jeanne Moreau, Omar Sharif. |
| Event |
Filmed entirely on location in Vienna and at Studio Babelsberg, Germany. |
| Summary |
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. |
| System Details |
DVD format ; Dolby digital stereo. |
| Language |
This DVD features closed captioning. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Catherine II, Empress of Russia, 1729-1796 -- Drama.
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Television film.
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Films for the hearing impaired.
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Russia -- Kings and rulers -- Drama.
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Russia -- History -- Catherine II, 1762-1796 -- Drama.
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| Added Author |
Zeta-Jones, Catherine, 1969-
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McGann, Paul.
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Richardson, Ian, 1934-2007.
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Blessed, Brian.
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Rhys-Davies, John.
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McLachlan, Craig, 1965-
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Jaenicke, Hannes, 1960-
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Soral, Agnès, 1960-
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McGann, Mark, 1961-
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Johnson, Karl.
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McGann, Stephen.
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Ferres, Veronica, 1965-
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Ferrer, Mel.
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Moreau, Jeanne, 1928-2017
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Sharif, Omar, 1932-2015
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Bauer, Wolf.
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Thoeren, Konstantin.
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Sidewater, Fred.
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Oelffen, Petra von.
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Rosenthal, Laurence, 1926-
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Goldsmith, John.
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Chomsky, Marvin J., 1929-2022
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Arts and Entertainment Network.
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| ISBN |
0767032713 |
| Standard No. |
733961701548 |
| Music No. |
AAE-70154 A & E Television Networks |
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