Catherine the Great (1920 film)
Catherine the Great (German: Katharina die Große) is a 1920 German silent historical film directed by Reinhold Schünzel and starring Lucie Höflich, Fritz Kortner and Fritz Delius. The film was an epic portrayal of the life of Catherine the Great of Russia. 4,000 extras and 500 horses were used.[1]
| Catherine the Great | |
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| Directed by | Reinhold Schünzel |
| Produced by | Arzén von Cserépy |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Karl Freund |
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Release date | 22 October 1920 |
| Country | Germany |
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Cast
- Lucie Höflich as Katharina die Große
- Fritz Kortner as Potemkin
- Fritz Delius as Gregori Orlow
- Reinhold Schünzel as Tsar Peter
- Paul Hartmann as Alexander Manonow
- Gustav Botz as Alexei Bestuschew
- Gertrud de Lalsky as Elisabeth
- Mechthildis Thein as Fürstin Woronzow
- Leonhard Haskel as Bressan
- Karl Platen as Feldmarschall Schwerin
- Hugo Flink as Saltykow
- Ilka Grüning
- Albert Steinrück
- Fritz Junkermann
- Hans Behrendt
- Agna Bergen
- Lo Bergner
- Else Brandus
- Hanne Brinkmann
- Alexander Ekert
- Käthe Ellerbock
- Reinhold François
- Lotte Gühne
- Ellinor Hansen
- Loo Hardy
- Nella Retslag
- Suse Stollberg
- Hedwig Strasser
- Ferdinand von Alten
- Cara von Joe
- Ilse Wilke
References
- Kreimeier p. 93
Bibliography
- Kreimeier, Klaus. The UFA Story: A Story of Germany's Greatest Film Company 1918–1945. University of California Press, 1999.
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