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Great Catherine is a 1968 British comedy film directed by Gordon Flemyng, based on a one act play by George Bernard Shaw, and starring Peter O'Toole, Zero Mostel, Jeanne Moreau and Jack Hawkins. Like the play, it is loosely based on the story of Sir Charles Hanbury Williams and his time spent as an envoy at the Russian court.
Original Release
11/29/1968
US Release
01/12/1969
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Peter O'Toole | Capt. Charles Edstaston |
| Zero Mostel | Potemkin |
| Jeanne Moreau | Catherine |
| Jack Hawkins | The British Ambassador |
| Akim Tamiroff | Sergeant |
| Marie Lohr | Dowager Lady Gorse |
| Marie Kean | Princess Dashkoff |
| Kenneth Griffith | Naryshkin |
| Angela Scoular | Claire |
| Kate O'Mara | Varinka |
Directors
Writers
George Bernard Shaw, Hugh Leonard
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Peter O'Toole | Capt. Charles Edstaston |
| Zero Mostel | Potemkin |
| Jeanne Moreau | Catherine |
| Jack Hawkins | The British Ambassador |
| Akim Tamiroff | Sergeant |
| Marie Lohr | Dowager Lady Gorse |
| Marie Kean | Princess Dashkoff |
| Kenneth Griffith | Naryshkin |
| Angela Scoular | Claire |
| Kate O'Mara | Varinka |
| Gerald Lawson | |
| Lea Seidl | Grand Duchess |
| Oliver MacGreevy | General Pskov |
| Norma Foster | Mongol |
| James Mellor | Colonel Pugachov |
| Claire Gordon | Elizabeth Vokonska |
| Declan Mulholland | Count Tokhtamysh |
| Janet Kelly | Anna Schuvalova |
| Henry Woolf | Egrebyomka |
| Catherine Lancaster | Sophia |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Jules Buck | Producer |
