Great Catherine
Seen it?1968 | 99 min | Comedy
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Right up the alley of lovers of period drama and fans of a well-timed joke. The costumes and settings are a feast on their own.
- The mood
- Light and funny.
- The pace
- Quick and easy-going, at 1 hr 39 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1968: an older pace and style.
- Not the pick if you want something heavy or meaningful.
When British Capt. Charles Edstaston arrives at the court of Catherine the Great in St. Petersburg, Russia, he is stunned by the palace's disorderly condition. The severely intoxicated Prince Potemkin concludes that the handsome Edstaston would be a suitable lover for Catherine, and he coerces the bewildered visitor into her bedchamber. Edstaston manages to escape, but he is repeatedly recaptured and delivered to the mischievous Catherine.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 5K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Gordon Flemyng
- Peter O'TooleCapt. Charles Edstaston
- Zero MostelPotemkin
- Jeanne MoreauCatherine
- Jack HawkinsThe British Ambassador
- Akim TamiroffSergeant
- Marie LohrDowager Lady Gorse
- Marie KeanPrincess Dashkoff
- Kenneth GriffithNaryshkin
- Angela ScoularClaire
- Kate O'MaraVarinka