Great Catherine (1968)

Great Catherine (1968)

By day she was Catherine the Queen. By night she was Catherine the Great. 1968-11-29 United Kingdom 99 Min. PG-13
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Overview

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.

Cast

Peter O'Toole is Capt. Charles Edstaston
Capt. Charles Edstaston
Zero Mostel is Potemkin
Potemkin
Jeanne Moreau is Catherine
Catherine
Jack Hawkins is The British Ambassador
The British Ambassador
Akim Tamiroff is Sergeant
Marie Lohr is Dowager Lady Gorse
Dowager Lady Gorse
Marie Kean is Princess Dashkoff
Princess Dashkoff
Kenneth Griffith is Naryshkin
Kate O'Mara is Varinka
Lea Seidl is Grand Duchess
Grand Duchess