Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb5.4/10
10 audience votes
Key crew
- Gordon FlemyngDirector
- Hugh LeonardWriter
- Dimitri TiomkinOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Peter O'TooleCapt. Charles Edstaston
- Zero MostelPotemkin
- Jeanne MoreauCatherine
- Jack HawkinsThe British Ambassador
- Akim TamiroffSergeant
- Marie LohrDowager Lady Gorse
- Marie KeanPrincess Dashkoff
- Kenneth GriffithNaryshkin
- Angela ScoularClaire
- Kate O'MaraVarinka
- Gerald LawsonCast
- Lea SeidlGrand Duchess
Stills
Themes
queenst. petersburg, russiaslapstick comedyempressroyaltyaristocratnobilityenglishman abroadcatherine the greatczarina / tsarina / tzarina