Storyline : In this romanticized biography, a small German principality's inexperienced princess, Catherine, becomes the bride of cz...
Storyline : In this romanticized biography, a small German principality's
inexperienced princess, Catherine, becomes the bride of czarevitch
Peter, the mad and abusive nephew and heir of the Russian czarina
Elizabeth. From Elizabeth she learns the cynical ropes of wielding
absolute imperial power at any cost, including sacrificing her lover,
young guards officer Saltykov, who must give her an heir that Peter
can't and is then sent abroad. {full_page}
Stars: Catherine Zeta-Jones , Paul McGann , Ian Richardson , Brian Blessed , John Rhys-Davies , Craig McLachlan , Hannes Jaenicke , Agnès Soral , Mark McGann , Karl Johnson , Stephen McGann , Veronica Ferres , Mel Ferrer , Jeanne Moreau , Omar Sharif , Tim McInnerny , Horst Frank , Vernon Dobtcheff , Christoph Waltz
