Great Catherine (1968)
- Directed by
- Gordon Flemyng
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- Rating
- 5.9 of 10 from 10 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A British envoy navigates the absurdities of the Russian imperial court under Empress Catherine the Great. The story follows his comedic and awkward encounters with the powerful and eccentric figures around her.
whimsicalcomedicsatiricalhistoricaltheatricalplayfullight-hearted
What happens
Great Catherine is a 1968 British comedy film directed by Gordon Flemyng and starring Peter O'Toole, Zero Mostel, Jeanne Moreau and Jack Hawkins. It was written by Hugh Leonard based on the 1913 one act play Great Catherine: Whom Glory Still Adores by George Bernard Shaw, loosely based on the story of Sir Charles Hanbury Williams and his time spent as an envoy at the Russian court. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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