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Catherine the Great, HBO Miniseries presents ; in association with Sky ; a New Pictures/Origin Pictures production ; producer, Jules Hussey ; written by Nigel Williams ; directed by Philip Martin

Label
Catherine the Great, HBO Miniseries presents ; in association with Sky ; a New Pictures/Origin Pictures production ; producer, Jules Hussey ; written by Nigel Williams ; directed by Philip Martin
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
Not rated
Main title
Catherine the Great
Medium
videorecording
Responsibility statement
HBO Miniseries presents ; in association with Sky ; a New Pictures/Origin Pictures production ; producer, Jules Hussey ; written by Nigel Williams ; directed by Philip Martin
Runtime
229
Summary
Helen Mirren stars as Catherine the Great, as the brilliant monarch who ruled the Russian empire and transformed its place in the world in the eighteenth century. This limited series charts Catherine's tumultuous reign as the cunning and ambitious empress fights off threats to her crown, wages war with the Ottoman Empire and expands Russia's borders as far as the Black Sea and Crimea. It also chronicles the passionate love affair between Catherine and Russian military leader Grigory Potemkin
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
Classification