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Young Catherine

VHS cover, featuring Vanessa Redgrave and Julia Ormond
Directed byMichael Anderson
Written byChris Bryant
StarringVanessa Redgrave
Julia Ormond
CinematographyErnest Day
Release date(s)17 February, 1991
Running time150 minutes;
180 minutes (TNT)
Country United States
LanguageEnglish
IMDb profile
Young Catherine is a 1991 American TV miniseries based on the early life of Catherine II of Russia. It stars Julia Ormond as Catherine and Vanessa Redgrave as Empress Elizabeth.

The miniseries is known as Intrigues impériales in France and Die Junge Katharina in Germany.

Plot summary

From the Internet Movie Database:
A German princess is chosen to marry the heir to the Russian Throne, but faces plots and intrigues against her.[1]

Cast

Vanessa Redgrave ... Empress Elizabeth
Julia Ormond ... Catherine
Maximilian Schell ... Frederick the Great
Mark Frankel ... Count Gregory Orlov
Reece Dinsdale ... Grand Duke Peter
Christopher Plummer ... Sir Charles
Franco Nero ... Count Vorontsov
Marthe Keller ... Johanna
Anna Kanakis ... Countess Vorontsova
John Shrapnel ... Archimandrite Todorsky
Hartmut Becker ... Catherine's Father
Alexander Kerst ... Prussian Ambassador
Laurie Holden ... Princess Deshkova
Katharine Schlesinger ... Elizabeth Vorontsova
Katya Galitzine ... Maria Choglokov
Rory Edwards ... Alexis Orlov
Chris Bryant ... Doctor Lande
Joyce Simmonds ... The Midwife
Terry Bamber ... A Naval Officer
Jenny Whiffen ... A Lady
Aleksandr Slastin ... Prussian Major Domo
Leonid Maksimov ... Stable Officer
Anatoli Shvedersky ... Van Lessep
Vladimir Ekmakov ... Colonel

Versions

Both a 150-minute version and a 180-minute Turner Network Television version were released on VHS on May 29, 1991, and both are currently out of print.

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Video Home System

Top view of VHS cassette with ruler for scale
Media type: Video recording media
Encoding: FM on magnetic tape
Developed by: JVC (Japan Victor Company)
Usage: Audio/Video Storage

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Vanessa Redgrave

photo by Tom Schopper, 2007

Born January 30 1937 (1937--) (age 70)
London, England

Years active 1958 - present
Spouse(s)
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Julia Ormond

Birth name Julia Karin Ormond
Born January 4 1965 (1965--) (age 42)
Epsom, Surrey, England, UK

Spouse(s)
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Michael Joseph Anderson (born January 30, 1920) is an English film director.

Anderson was born into a theatrical family. His parents were the actors Lawrence and Beatrice Anderson.
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Chris Bryant (born 1936 in Bolton, Lancashire, England)[1] is a British film and television writer and occasional actor (usually in productions he has written).

Writing credits

  • Don't Look Now (2007) (announced) (1973 screenplay)

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Vanessa Redgrave

photo by Tom Schopper, 2007

Born January 30 1937 (1937--) (age 70)
London, England

Years active 1958 - present
Spouse(s)
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Julia Ormond

Birth name Julia Karin Ormond
Born January 4 1965 (1965--) (age 42)
Epsom, Surrey, England, UK

Spouse(s)
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February 17 is the 1st day of the year (2nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 0 days remaining.

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Year 1991 (MCMXCI
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Availability
Satellite
DirecTV Channel 245
Channel 75 (HDTV)
Dish Network Channel 138
Channel 9420 (HDTV)
C-Band Galaxy 14-Channel 17
Cable
Available on most cable systems Check Local Listings for channels

Turner Network Television
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Motto
"In God We Trust"   (since 1956)
"E Pluribus Unum"   ("From Many, One"; Latin, traditional)
Anthem
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English}}} 
Writing system: Latin (English variant) 
Official status
Official language of: 53 countries
Regulated by: no official regulation
Language codes
ISO 639-1: en
ISO 639-2: eng
ISO 639-3: eng  
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Motto
"In God We Trust"   (since 1956)
"E Pluribus Unum"   ("From Many, One"; Latin, traditional)
Anthem
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A miniseries (sometimes mini-series), in a serial storytelling medium, is a production which tells a story in a limited number of episodes.

Television

Although no strict rule exists which differentiate a miniseries from a "regular" series or serial there are some
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Catherine the Great
Empress and Autocrat of All the Russias
Catherine II of Russia
Reign June 28, 1762 – 15 November, 1796
Full name Sophie Friederike Auguste von Anhalt-Zerbst
Born May 2 1729
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Julia Ormond

Birth name Julia Karin Ormond
Born January 4 1965 (1965--) (age 42)
Epsom, Surrey, England, UK

Spouse(s)
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Vanessa Redgrave

photo by Tom Schopper, 2007

Born January 30 1937 (1937--) (age 70)
London, England

Years active 1958 - present
Spouse(s)
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Empress Elizabeth
Empress and Autocrat of All the Russias

Painted by Charles van Loo. H.I.M. Yelizaveta Petrovna, Empress and Autocrat of all the Russias
Reign December 6, 1741–January 5, 1762
Full name Yelizaveta Petrovna

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Motto
Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité
"Liberty, Equality, Fraternity"
Anthem
"La Marseillaise"


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Anthem
"Das Lied der Deutschen" (third stanza)
also called "Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit"
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Internet Movie Database (IMDb) is an online database of information about movies, actors, television shows, production crew personnel, and video games. IMDb launched on October 17, 1990 and in 1998 was acquired by Amazon.com.
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Vanessa Redgrave

photo by Tom Schopper, 2007

Born January 30 1937 (1937--) (age 70)
London, England

Years active 1958 - present
Spouse(s)
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Empress Elizabeth
Empress and Autocrat of All the Russias

Painted by Charles van Loo. H.I.M. Yelizaveta Petrovna, Empress and Autocrat of all the Russias
Reign December 6, 1741–January 5, 1762
Full name Yelizaveta Petrovna

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Julia Ormond

Birth name Julia Karin Ormond
Born January 4 1965 (1965--) (age 42)
Epsom, Surrey, England, UK

Spouse(s)
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Catherine the Great
Empress and Autocrat of All the Russias
Catherine II of Russia
Reign June 28, 1762 – 15 November, 1796
Full name Sophie Friederike Auguste von Anhalt-Zerbst
Born May 2 1729
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Maximilian Schell

Maximilian Schell (left) in the film Judgment at Nuremberg

Born November 8 1930 (1930--) (age 78)
Vienna, Austria


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Frederick II
King of Prussia, Elector of Brandenburg

Frederick II, aged 68, by Anton Graff
Reign 1740 - 1786
Titles Frederick II of Prussia
Frederick IV of Brandenburg
Born January 24 1712
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Mark Frankel (13 June 1962–24 September 1996) was an English actor.

Beginning his acting career at 10, Frankel performed on stage until age 16, when he broke from the theater.
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Reece Dinsdale (born 6 August 1959 in Normanton, Yorkshire, England, UK) is a British film, stage, and television actor.

He trained at the Guildford School of Music and Drama in the early eighties.
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