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©2000
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1 videodisc (approximately 100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
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Trapped in a loveless political marriage to the dissolute nephew of the ailing Russian Empress Elizabeth, young German princess Sophia Fredericka bides her time, chooses her lovers carefully and plots her path to the throne. Skillfully manipulating the Russian triumvirate of church, army and aristocracy, she adroitly rides the shifting currents of social change and unrest to become one of Russia's most unforgettable and beloved rulers, Catherine the Great
Originally released in 1995 as a TV movie
Executive producers, Wolf Bauer, Konstantin Thoeren, Fred Sidewater ; editor, Petra von Oelffen ; music by Laurence Rosenthal ; director of photography, Elemér Rágalyi ; screenplay by John Goldsmith ; produced by Konstantin Thoeren, Wolf Bauer, Marvin J. Chomsky ; directed by Marvin J. Chomsky
Starring Catherine Zeta-Jones, Paul McGann, Ian Richardson, Brian Blessed, John Rhys-Davies, Craig McLachlan, Hannes Jaenicke, Agnes Soral, Mark McGann, Karl Johnson, Stephen McGann, Veronica Ferres, Mel Ferrer, Jeanne Moreau, Omar Sharif
Filmed entirely on location in Vienna and at Studio Babelsberg, Germany
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DVD format ; Dolby digital stereo
This DVD features closed captioning