Screenplay:
John GoldsmithCinematography:
Elemér RagályiComposer:
Laurence RosenthalCast:
Catherine Zeta-Jones, Paul McGann, Ian Richardson, Brian Blessed, John Rhys-Davies, Craig McLachlan, Hannes Jaenicke, Veronica Ferres, Mel Ferrer (more)Plots(1)
Catherine Zeta-Jones portrays the legendary German princess in this made-for-TV epic. In 1744, young Sophia is crowned Catherine II, wife of Peter (Hannes Jaenicke), a horrible despot and ruler of Russia. Soon Catherine rises above her oppressive environment to become the famed Czarina of Russia. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
![Catherine Zeta-Jones](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/428/164428568_34554b.jpg)
Catherine Zeta-Jones
UK
Best movies:
Traffic (2000)
The Terminal (2004)
Side Effects (2013)
![Paul McGann](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267579_0b925e.jpg)
Paul McGann
UK
Best movies:
Jonathan Creek (1997) (series)
Hornblower: Mutiny (2001) (TV movie)
Hornblower: Retribution (2001) (TV movie)
![Ian Richardson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269363_402234.jpg)
Ian Richardson
UK
Best movies:
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (1990)
The Sign of Four (1983) (TV movie)
Gormenghast (2000) (series)
![Brian Blessed](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268917_6831e6.jpg)
Brian Blessed
UK
Best movies:
Hamlet (1996)
Tarzan (1999)
The Last Valley (1971)
![John Rhys-Davies](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267400_1e5f01.jpg)
John Rhys-Davies
UK
Best movies:
![Craig McLachlan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/573/158573226_981465.jpg)
Craig McLachlan
Australia
Best movies:
The Great Raid (2005)
Catherine the Great (1996) (TV movie)
My Husband My Killer (2001) (TV movie)
![Hannes Jaenicke](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/422/159422181_c8e36d.jpg)
Hannes Jaenicke
West Germany
Best movies:
Paradis Express (1997)
Mulan (1998)
Bandits (1997)
![Veronica Ferres](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/607/159607185_9c843b.jpg)
Veronica Ferres
West Germany
Best movies:
Les Misérables (2000) (series)
Neger, Neger, Schornsteinfeger (2006) (TV movie)
Das Wunder von Berlin (2008) (TV movie)
![Mel Ferrer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/454/163454354_dfb033.jpg)
Mel Ferrer
USA
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
Wait Until Dark (1967)
The Longest Day (1962)
![Jeanne Moreau](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/936/161936215_332374.jpg)
Jeanne Moreau
France
Best movies:
Dialogue with the Carmelites (1960)
The 400 Blows (1959)
Back to the Wall (1958)
![Omar Sharif](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/126/166126643_39d069.jpg)
Omar Sharif
Egypt
Best movies:
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Doctor Zhivago (1965)
The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
![Tim McInnerny](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272622_fa824f.jpg)
Tim McInnerny
UK
Best movies:
Eddie the Eagle (2016)
Inspector George Gently (2007) (series)
Race (2016)
![Horst Frank](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/105/792/105792666_781b39.jpg)
Horst Frank
German Empire
Best movies:
![Christoph Waltz](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/049/165049760_80c380.jpg)
Christoph Waltz
Austria
Best movies:
Django Unchained (2012)
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022)
Jaromír Borek
Austria
Best movies:
Via Mala (1985) (series)
Catherine the Great (1996) (TV movie)
Tatort (1970) (series)
![Karl Johnson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/281/281299_e0a1bd.jpg)
Karl Johnson
UK
Best movies:
Frankenstein (2011) (theatrical recording)
Hamlet (2015) (theatrical recording)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
![Agnès Soral](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/214/159214845_2a3b0e.jpg)
Agnès Soral
Best movies:
So Long, Stooge (1983)
I Love You (1986)
The Ogre (1996)
![Vernon Dobtcheff](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/494/494695_35970a.jpg)
Vernon Dobtcheff
France
Best movies:
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
If Tomorrow Comes (1986) (series)
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Franz Morak
Austria
Best movies:
Coup de grâce (1976)
Catherine the Great (1996) (TV movie)
Anastasia (1986) (TV movie)
Paul Kreshka
Best movies:
Gebürtig (2002)
Catherine the Great (1996) (TV movie)
Hidden Reserves (2016)