"London Film Productions." . . "Great Britain" . . "MyLibraryDV." . . "1762 - 1796" . . . . "Man-woman relationships Drama." . . "Criterion Collection (Firm)" . . "Marriages of royalty and nobility Drama." . . "Russia (Federation)" . . "Marriages of royalty and nobility." . . "Russia" . . "Russia." . . . . "A marriage has been arranged between Grand Duke Peter and Catherine. It soon becomes clear that the royal madman cannot rule and Catherine assumes power."@en . . . . . . . . "Peek into the life of Catherine II, from the beautiful royal courts of 18th century Russia to her troubled marriage to Peter III." . . . "British films"@en . . . . . . . "Biographical films"@en . "Biographical films" . . . . . . . . "Catherine the Great and Grand Duke Peter marry, and Catherine assumes power when Peter's madness will not allow him to rule."@en . . "Video recordings for the hearing impaired"@en . . . . "The Rise of Catherine the Great"@en . "The Rise of Catherine the Great" . . . . . . . "Catherine the Great"@en . . "Catherine the Great" . . . . . "The rise of Catherine the great" . . . . . "History" . "History"@en . . . . "Biographies"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . "A quick-witted and compelling dramatization of the troubled marriage of Catherine II (played by German actress Elisabeth Bergner, in her English-language debut) to Peter III (a randy Douglas Fairbanks Jr.) and her subsequent ascension to the throne as Empress of Russia. With its luxurious renderings of the eighteenth-century St. Petersburg royal court and its nearly screwball evocation of Catherine and Peter's teasing relationship, The Rise of Catherine the Great was a wise and worthy follow-up to Henry VIII."@en . "The rise of Catherine the Great"@en . . . "The rise of Catherine the Great" . . . . . "Historical drama recreating the opulent Russian court of the 1870s, in which the wedding of the moody Grand Duke Peter and the strong willed Catherine sparked the beginning of a new era in Russia."@en . . "Film depicts the rise to power of a shy German princess to the position of Empress of Russia in the mid-18th century." . "Film depicts the rise to power of a shy German princess to the position of Empress of Russia in the mid-18th century."@en . . . "Peek into the life of Catherine II, from the beautiful royal courts of 18th century Russia to her troubled marriage to Peter III (portrayed in nearly 'screwball' fashion)."@en . . . "A quick-witted and compelling dramatization of the troubled marriage of Catherine II (played by German actress Elisabeth Bergner, in her English-language debut) to Peter III (a randy Douglas Fairbanks Jr.) and her subsequent ascension to the throne as Empress of Russia. With its luxurious renderings of the eighteenth-century St. Petersburg royal court and its nearly screwball evocation of Catherine and Peter's teasing relationship, The rise of Catherine the Great was a wise and worthy follow-up to Henry VIII."@en . "Feature films" . "Feature films"@en . . . . . . . . . "Historical films" . "The story of Grand Duke Peter and his marriage to the young woman who would become Catherine the Great."@en . . . "Historical films"@en . . . . . . . "Features"@en . . "Catherine the Great (U.K.)"@en . . . . . . . . . . "Drama" . "Drama"@en . "Fiction films"@en . . . . . "Janus Films." . . "Man-woman relationships." . .