Catherine of Russia (film)

Catherine of Russia
Directed by	Umberto Lenzi
Screenplay by	Umberto Lenzi Guido Maletesta[1]
Story by	Steven Luotto Alfonso Brescia[1]
Produced by	Fortunato Misiano[1]
Starring	Hildegard Knef Sergio Fantoni Giacomo Rossi Stuart
Cinematography	Augusto Tiezzi[1]
Edited by	Jolanda Benvenuti[1]
Music by	Angelo Francesco Lavagnino[1]
Production companies	Romano Film Societe Nouvelle de Cinematographi Zagreb Film[1]
Release date	12 January 1963 (1963-01-12) (Italy)
Countries	Italy France Yugoslavia[1]

Catherine of Russia (Italian: Caterina di Russia is a 1963 biographical drama film directed by Umberto Lenzi, and starring Hildegard Knef.[2]^[page needed][3]^[page needed]

Cast

• Hildegard Knef as Catherine the Great
• Sergio Fantoni as Orlov
• Giacomo Rossi Stuart as Count Poniatowski
• Raoul Grassilli as Czar Peter III
• Angela Cavo as Anna
• Ennio Balbo as Count Panin
• Enzo Fiermonte as General Munic
• Tina Lattanzi as Czarina Elizabeth
• Tullio Altamura as Latouche

Release

Catherine of Russia was released in Italy on 12 January 1963.[1]

References

Footnotes

1. Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 34.
2. Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia; Mario Pecorari (1991). Dizionario del cinema italiano. I film. Gremese Editore, 1992. ISBN 8876055932.
3. Paolo Mereghetti. Il Mereghetti. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. ISBN 8860736269.

Sources

• Kinnard, Roy; Crnkovich, Tony (2017). Italian Sword and Sandal Films, 1908-1990. McFarland. ISBN 978-1476662916.

External links

• Catherine of Russia at IMDb