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Great Catherine (1968)

1968-11-29 · 1h 39m · EN
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By day she was Catherine the Queen. By night she was Catherine the Great.

When British Capt. Charles Edstaston arrives at the court of Catherine the Great in St. Petersburg, Russia, he is stunned by the palace's disorderly condition. The severely intoxicated Prince Potemkin concludes that the handsome Edstaston would be a suitable lover for Catherine, and he coerces the bewildered visitor into her bedchamber. Edstaston manages to escape, but he is repeatedly recaptured and delivered to the mischievous Catherine.

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Gordon FlemyngDirectorHugh LeonardWriter

Top billed cast

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Peter O'ToolePeter O'TooleCapt. Charles EdstastonZero MostelZero MostelPotemkinJeanne MoreauJeanne MoreauCatherineJack HawkinsJack HawkinsThe British AmbassadorAkim TamiroffAkim TamiroffSergeantMarie LohrMarie LohrDowager Lady GorseMarie KeanMarie KeanPrincess DashkoffKenneth GriffithKenneth GriffithNaryshkinAngela ScoularAngela ScoularClaireKate O'MaraKate O'MaraVarinkaLea SeidlLea SeidlGrand DuchessGerald LawsonGerald Lawson

Keywords

QueenRussiaLove triangleRoyaltyEnglandSlapstickAristocratNobilitySlapstick comedy

Movie DNA

Genre affinityComedyTheme affinityQueen · Russia · Love TriangleDialogue densityComedyDirector preference326896Actor preference57230 · 183056 · 114023Country preferenceGb

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What is Great Catherine about?

When British Capt. Charles Edstaston arrives at the court of Catherine the Great in St. Petersburg, Russia, he is stunned by the palace's disorderly condition. The severely intoxicated Prince Potemkin concludes that the handsome Edstaston would be a suitable lover for Catherine, and he coerces the bewildered visitor into her bedchamber. Edstaston manages to escape, but he is repeatedly recaptured and delivered to the mischievous Catherine.

How long is Great Catherine?

Great Catherine has a runtime of 99 minutes.