Catherine the Great

Author

Nigel Williams

Call Number

• DVD TV SERIES (CEN, OSH)

Languages

English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Performers

Helen Mirren, Jason Clarke, Rory Kinnear, Gina McKee, Kevin R. McNally, Richard Roxburgh, Joseph Quinn, Clive Russell, Paul Kaye, Paul Ritter.

Publication Information

[Burbank, CA] : Warner Bros. Entertainment, [2020]

Physical Description

2 videodiscs (229 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Audience

Not rated.

Summary

Catherine the Great was a brilliant monarch who ruled the Russian empire and transformed its place in the world in the 18th 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. Beyond its tale of political success story against all odds, the series chronicles the passionate love affair between Catherine and Russian military leader Grigory Potemkin.

Notes

"This disc is expected to play back in DVD video 'play only' devices and may not play back in other DVD devices, including recorders and PC drives"--Container.

Originally broadcast as a television mini-series in 2019 on Sky Atlantic in the United Kingdom and HBO in the United States.