| Great Catherine | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Gordon Flemyng |
| Produced by | Jules Buck |
| Written by | George Bernard Shaw (play) Hugh Leonard |
| Starring | Peter O'Toole Zero Mostel Jeanne Moreau Jack Hawkins |
| Distributed by | Warner-Pathé Distributors |
| Release date(s) | 6 December 1968 |
| Running time | 99 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Great Catherine is a 1968 British comedy film directed by Gordon Flemyng, based on a play by George Bernard Shaw, and starring Peter O'Toole, Zero Mostel, Jeanne Moreau and Jack Hawkins. Like the play it is loosely based on the story of Sir Charles Hanbury Williams and his time spent as an envoy at the Russian court.
A British officer, Captain Charles Edstaston, is sent to the Russian court of Catherine the Great as an envoy, where he has to contend with the crafty machinations of her chief minister Potemkin.