Directed by:
Michael AndersonScreenplay:
Chris BryantCinematography:
Ernest DayComposer:
Isaak ShvartsCast:
Vanessa Redgrave, Christopher Plummer, Franco Nero, Marthe Keller, Maximilian Schell, Julia Ormond, Reece Dinsdale, John Shrapnel, Hartmut Becker (more)VOD (1)
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Catherine (Julia Ormond) is born to a minor German prince. She is 16 when she and her mother (Marthe Keller) are brought to St. Petersburg by the empress Elizabeth (Vanessa Redgrave). Catherine marries the feebleminded Peter (Reece Dinsdale), heir to the Russian throne. The mini-series follows Catherine until she deposes Peter and is crowned Czarina in 1762. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Vanessa Redgrave](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/544/162544391_8289b2.jpg)
Vanessa Redgrave
UK
Best movies:
Atonement (2007)
Murder on the Orient Express (1974)
A Man for All Seasons (1988) (TV movie)
![Christopher Plummer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/437/164437896_ada33d.jpg)
Christopher Plummer
Canada
Best movies:
A Beautiful Mind (2001)
My Brother Tom (1986) (TV movie)
12 Monkeys (1995)
![Franco Nero](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/618/164618380_badc95.jpg)
Franco Nero
Italy
Best movies:
Django Unchained (2012)
Die Hard 2 (1990)
The Case Is Closed, Forget It (1971)
![Marthe Keller](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/903/162903593_a9c2ad.png)
Marthe Keller
Switzerland
Best movies:
One Life (2023)
Marathon Man (1976)
And Now My Love (1974)
![Maximilian Schell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/384/164384721_7efc7e.png)
Maximilian Schell
Austria
Best movies:
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
The Reluctant Saint (1962)
A Bridge Too Far (1977)
![Julia Ormond](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267897_a4a859.jpg)
Julia Ormond
UK
Best movies:
Temple Grandin (2010) (TV movie)
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
The Barber of Siberia (1998)
![Reece Dinsdale](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/188/158188449_37fa80.jpg)
Reece Dinsdale
UK
Best movies:
Threads (1984) (TV movie)
Hamlet (1996)
The Secret Adversary (1983) (TV movie)
![John Shrapnel](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/886/157886425_62baa4.jpg)
John Shrapnel
UK
Best movies:
Gladiator (2000)
Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters (1999) (TV movie)
Jonathan Creek (1997) (series)
![Hartmut Becker](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/064/158064282_27cbae.jpg)
Hartmut Becker
German Empire
Best movies:
A Bridge Too Far (1977)
Escape from Sobibor (1987) (TV movie)
Triumph of the Spirit (1989)
![Alexander Kerst](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/065/160065150_2d4a93.jpg)
Alexander Kerst
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Battle Inferno (1959)
The Winds of War (1983) (series)
Young Catherine (1991) (TV movie)
![Laurie Holden](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/650/160650049_e73fbe.jpg)
Laurie Holden
USA
Best movies:
The X-Files – File 7: Tunguska (1996) (video compilation)
The X Files: Requiem (2000) (video compilation)
The Boys (2019) (series)
Chris Bryant
UK
Best movies:
The Night Of (2016) (series)
Young Catherine (1991) (TV movie)
Joseph Andrews (1977)
Mark Frankel
UK
Best movies:
Young Catherine (1991) (TV movie)
Roseanna's Grave (1997)
A Season of Giants (1991) (TV movie)
Viktor Melikhov
Best movies:
Young Catherine (1991) (TV movie)
Aleksandr Slastin
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Downfall (2004)
Young Catherine (1991) (TV movie)
Elena (2011)
Nikolay Lavrov
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Young Catherine (1991) (TV movie)
Zaveshchaniye professora Douelya (1984)
The Princess and the Pea (1976)