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When British Capt. Charles Edstaston arrives at the court of Catherine the Great in St. Petersburg, Russia, he is stunned by the palace's disorderly condition. The severely intoxicated Prince Potemkin concludes that the handsome Edstaston would be a suitable lover for Catherine, and he coerces the bewildered visitor into her bedchamber. Edstaston manages to escape, but he is repeatedly recaptured and delivered to the mischievous Catherine.
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“By day she was Catherine the Queen. By night she was Catherine the Great.”

Great Catherine 1968 Trailer HD Peter O'Toole Zero Mostel Jeanne Moreau 16mm
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1930