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Catherine the Great

1996 · 180 min

A stately, talky costume drama of palace scheming and slow-burning ambition, more conversation than spectacle.

Tagline
Through Treachery, Passion and Courage, She Built an Empire
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.

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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • power
    • ambition
    • betrayal
    • identity
    • love
    Places
    • single country house
    • big city
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • true story
    • serialised
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action3
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism7
    Romance5
    Tension5
    Darkness5
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight5

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    Where to watch in the UK

    No UK streaming, rental or purchase options are known.

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    Details

    Genres
    drama, tv movie, history
    Directed by
    Marvin J. Chomsky, John Goldsmith
    Written by
    Frank Tudisco, John Goldsmith
    Starring
    Catherine Zeta-Jones, Paul McGann, Ian Richardson, Brian Blessed, Christoph Waltz, Hannes Jaenicke, John Rhys-Davies, Agnès Soral
    Music
    Laurence Rosenthal
    Cinematography
    Elemér Ragályi
    Runtime
    180 min
    Country
    Austria, Germany, United States of America
    Languages
    English

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