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Catherine the Great

Catherine the Great

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DramaDocumentary

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Drama documentary reconstructing the life and times of Catherine the Great of Russia.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

120 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

21 October 2005

Country

Romania

Cast

Emily Bruni

Emily Bruni

Catherine the Great

Diana Dumbravă

Diana Dumbravă

Empress Elizabeth

Dan Chiriac

Dan Chiriac

Peter III

Claudiu Bleonţ

Claudiu Bleonţ

Grigory Orloff

Emanuel Pârvu

Emanuel Pârvu

Alexei Orloff

Dan Badarau

Dan Badarau

Grigory Potemkin

John Burgess

John Burgess

Narrator (Voice)

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